Paul Hart

A team of scientists have held a ceremony in the Antarctic honouring the achievements of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton .

He died 100 years ago on 5 January 1922 during his final Antarctic mission, aged 47.

A team of scientists in December in his memory.

The Group set off from Plymouth as Sir Shackleton did for his final mission 100 years ago.

The Shackleton Commemoration Expedition, by Antarctic Quest 21, is also hoping to learn more about Climate Change .

Paul Hart , Anctartic Quest 21's leader, said The Ceremony was for Sir Shackleton and for every person who undertakes these feats to learn more about The Planet .

"100 years ago he was setting out on what was going to be a voyage of scientific exploration.

" He was very interested in protecting the Polar Regions so it only seems fitting 100 years on that we should commemorate someone whose work and life was dedicated to exploration, science and giving us a greater understanding of The Planet We Live on, " He Said .

As part of The Quest , The Scientists from Devon are crossing Antarctica's Forbidden Plateau , measuring UV levels to inform scientists about the ozone layer and gathering snow samples to measure microplastics.

It will show whether pollution has travelled to the furthest parts of The World .

In 1914, Sir Shackleton set off aboard Endurance on his First Mission to Antarctica.

The Ship sank after becoming trapped in ice, although everyone under Sir Shackleton's command survived.

Also to commemorate the centenary of Sir Shackleton's death, historian Dan Snow is taking part in an Antarctic expedition, Endurance 2022, to try to find The Wreck of Endurance.

Estimated to be 3,000 feet down, The Group will be using Artificial Intelligence to conduct A Survey of the seabed to see what is " basically The Most historic shipwreck in The World as yet undiscovered, " Mr Snow told Bbc Breakfast .

" We hope it's going to be in very good condition because it's extremely cold Down There , it's very difficult For Life forms to survive Down There , " he added.

Sir Shackleton's grandaughter Alexandra Shackleton said she thinks his leadership is what made his memory Go On to inspire so many adventurers.

" When his ship was crushed they lived on tents on the ice with The Sea surging beneath. He personally chose who would be in each tent, not typical of a leader of the time.

" He didn't put all the officers in one set of tents and The Men in The Other , he balanced the personalities because he knew his men, " She Said .

A marking a century since the polar explorer left The City on his final expedition to Antarctica.

Source of news: bbc.com