See also:
Roald Amundsen: Conqueror of the Ice - Nice unit study from the Home School Learning Network; includes lots of resource links (M)
Live from Anarctica 2 - An educational website from NASA with lots of activities to include in an Antarctic unit study (M, O)
South Arís Expedition - "A group of experienced Irish sailors and mountaineers attempted to retrace the footsteps of the epic journey made by Ernest Shackleton in 1915. The Epic journey? Shackleton and Tom Crean (another Irish man) after being shipwrecked in pack ice made an 800 mile voyage in a tiny lifeboat across the inhospitable Southern Ocean from Elephant Island to South Georgia. On Landfall they had to traverse hostile mountains and glaciers across the island where they finally reached a whaling station - safety for them and their fellow sailors whom they returned to rescue. More about the original expedition can be found Here. (M, O)
Renaissance Exploration - Learn about tools used for navigation and how the exploration during the Renaissance Period enhanced world trade, also an activity that allows you to become a spice trader and see if you prosper or fail. (Y, M, O, T)
Discoverer's Web - Possibly the most extensive collection of information on explorers on the web, this text-only site has a link to multi-page sites on voyages of discovery, an alphabetical list of explorers, a list of explorers who died during their voyages, information on explorers in each geographiccal area and historical era. (M,O)
Explorers of the Millennium - "Discover the greatest explorers and the places they traveled. Find more information about explorers that interest you. Tell us who we should add to our Hall of Fame. Sail over to the quiz...test what you know about explorers!" (Y, M, O, T)
Explorers - From Enchanted Learning; indexed alphabetically, geographical area, and date. (Y,M)