Point Wild camp

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Point Wild camp is a historic campsite on Elephant Island in Antarctica, known as the place where Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance crew waited months for rescue in 1916.

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Point Wild camp canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic historic site ⓘ
historic campsite ⓘ
access by ship in suitable sea-ice conditions ⓘ
associatedWith Endurance expedition ⓘ
Ernest Shackleton ⓘ
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
category Historic sites in Antarctica ⓘ
Shackleton expedition site ⓘ
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates (Elephant Island coast) ⓘ
country Antarctica Treaty System area ⓘ
durationOfOccupation about four and a half months ⓘ
endDate 1916-08 ⓘ
event Stranding of Endurance crew ⓘ
Waiting for rescue by Shackleton ⓘ
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System regulations ⓘ
hasClimate polar climate ⓘ
hasStructure makeshift stone shelters (historical) ⓘ
upturned lifeboats used as shelter (historical) ⓘ
heritageStatus historic site related to Antarctic exploration ⓘ
locatedIn Antarctica ⓘ
locatedOn Elephant Island ⓘ
namedAfter Frank Wild ⓘ
near Cape Valentine ⓘ
Point Wild ⓘ
notableFor place where crew awaited Shackleton’s return from South Georgia ⓘ
site where Shackleton’s men survived after Endurance was crushed by ice ⓘ
partOf South Shetland Islands region ⓘ
startDate 1916-04 ⓘ
subjectOf accounts of the Endurance expedition ⓘ
polar exploration histories ⓘ
terrain rocky shore ⓘ
usedBy Endurance crew ⓘ
Shackleton’s stranded men ⓘ

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Elephant Island → hasCampName → Point Wild camp ⓘ