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Expedition leaders who discovered Endurance and Quest enthrall crowd at Festival of Shackleton

The harsh realities of sealing life at “the Front”

Featured Fellow: David Mearns

How the Quest was found

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Finding Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship with John Geiger

Episode 85

The expedition leader and CEO of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society recounts the historic discovery of Quest, found hundreds of metres below the surface off the coast of the Labrador Sea

31 minutes

Exploration

Wreck of Quest, famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, found in Labrador Sea

An expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society found the vessel intact and upright at a depth of 390 metres

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9 minutes

Exploration

All Too Clear: Beneath the surface of the upcoming feature film

Documentary filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick on the making of their upcoming TVO special about life near the bottom of the food chain. Plus: Behind-the-scenes shots from Inspired Planet Productions.

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7 minutes

Exploration

Locating and diving on the world’s deepest shipwreck

Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Kelvin Murray recounts his role in the record-setting early 2021 expedition

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5 minutes

Exploration

Exclusive photos: A first detailed look at the wreck of Canadian schooner Queen of the Lakes

RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth and dive partner Teddy Garlock made the first dive on the Queen of the Lakes since her resting place in Lake Ontario was confirmed in 2011

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