Editing Ernest Shackleton (section)

=== Explanatory notes ===
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 {{efn|name=Farthest South|Modern calculations, based on Shackleton's photograph and Wilson's drawing, place the furthest point reached at 82°11′&nbsp;S. {{harv|Crane|2005|pp=214–215}}}}
 {{efn|name=candidate|Shackleton stood as political candidate in Dundee but finished fourth of five candidates, with 3,865 votes to the victor's 9,276. {{harv|Morrell|Capparell|2001|p=32}}}}
 {{efn|name=Beardmore's support|Beardmore's help took the form of guaranteeing a loan at Clydesdale Bank, for £7,000 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|7000|1906}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}), not through an outright gift. {{harv|Riffenburgh|2004|p=106}}}}
 {{efn|name=distance from pole|The distance from the Pole is commonly given as 97 or 98 miles, this being the distance in nautical miles. {{harv|Shackleton, ''The Heart of the Antarctic''|p=210}}}}
 {{efn|name=Mawson's expedition|This expedition took place under Mawson, without Shackleton's participation, as the [[Australasian Antarctic Expedition]] of 1911–1913. {{harv|Riffenburgh|2004|p=298}}}}
 {{efn|name=Filchner's expedition|Filchner was able to bring back geographical information that would be of much use to Shackleton, including the discovery of a possible landing site at [[Vahsel Bay]]. {{harv|Huntford|1985|p=367}}}}
 {{efn|name=Churchill, Proceed|Churchill sent Shackleton a one-word telegram on 3 August&nbsp;– ''Proceed''. {{harv|Fisher|Fisher|1957|p=324}}}}
 {{efn|name=McNish's 'mutiny'|For an account of McNish's "mutiny", see {{harvnb|Huntford|1985|pp=475–476}}. Despite McNish's heroics during the ''James Caird'' voyage, Shackleton refused to recommend him for the award of a Polar Medal. {{harv|Huntford|1985|p=656}}}}
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