Snow Hill Island

"Snow Hill Island holds a lot of history in Antarctica. This remarkably beautiful volcanic island was one of the destinations that Ernest Shackleton's crew tried to get to after their ship was crushed by ice. In the early 1900s, a group of 6 scientists spent 2 winters on the island. Their hut still stands and is now a small museum that is really interesting. They were meant to spend only one winter on the island, but due to their pickup getting caught in the ice, they ended up staying an extra winter. Their story is worth looking up, it's incredible. When you're on the island, look down. There are thousands of fossils on the ground that are all between 20-60 million years old. This is part of the reason that the research team chose Snow Hill as their destination for their expedition in the early 1900s."