What was the main goal of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition?
Reaching the South Pole
Crossing Antarctica from sea to sea
Mapping the Antarctic coastline
Studying Antarctic wildlife
Answer
The main goal of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) was to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, via the South Pole. However, disaster struck when their ship, Endurance, became trapped in pack ice and was slowly crushed before the shore parties could be landed.
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