Jameson Adams

Who was Jameson Adams?

Sir Jameson Adams was an Antarctic explorer with the Nimrod Expedition, the first expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the South Pole. Nevertheless, he was one of the party of four who reached the Polar Plateau for the first time ever, thus showing the way to the Pole. On 9 January 1909 they attained a Furthest South of 88°23′S 162°00′E / 88.383°S 162.000°E, just 97 miles from the South Pole, when they were forced by impending starvation to turn back.