Shackleton's "Nimrod Hut", Cape Royds

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  • Cape Royds
    Cape Royds
    The rocky promontory was selected for Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition hut of 1907-9.
    McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7723
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut
    A prefabricated structure measuring 33 x 19 feet ready for occupation by the end of February 1908.
    Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7727
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stable
    Stable
    Ponies were kept here.
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7732
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Meterology Station
    Meterology Station
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7733
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stove & Stores
    Stove & Stores
    Significant restoration has been done to preserve this historic site.
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7738
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores & Bed
    Stores & Bed
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7739
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores & Bed
    Stores & Bed
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7740
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut
    Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7743
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    The photographer's darkroom was located behind these stores.
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7744
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores Label
    Stores Label
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7749
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stores
    Stores
    Shackleton's 'Nimrod' Hut, Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7750
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Adelie Penguins
    Adelie Penguins
    Pygoscelis adeliae - a large, well studied colony live here.
    Cape Royds, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 21, 2011
    2011-11-21#7753
    Larry L. Jackson