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South Georgia’s Fourth Traveller

In short: Three explorers crossing South Georgia felt the presence of an unnamed fourth traveller.

South Georgia’s Fourth Traveller · An unnamed companion FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 239 South Georgia’s Fourth Traveller Three explorers crossing South Georgia felt the presence of an unnamed fourth traveller. Origin South Georgia · crossing area Atlas record 1919 First appearance 1919 SIGNATURE MOTIF An unnamed companion Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

South Georgia · crossing area

Shackleton recounts crossing the mountains and glaciers of South Georgia with Frank Worsley and Tom Crean in 1916. During the roughly thirty-six-hour journey, he writes, he often felt as though a fourth person was with them. The detail appears as a personal experience in his 1919 expedition book. The South Georgia Museum also presents it as part of how the expedition has been remembered.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1919 · South Georgia · crossing area
    Ernest Shackleton · South · Chapter X, Across South Georgia · First book edition

Country pages

Origin
Black Horse. South Georgia’s Fourth Traveller. https://blackhorsestories.com/en/atlas-tale-south-georgia-fourth-traveller/