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[edit] Survive

"Surviving members" is wrong. Shackleton was famous for not losing a single man in his expedition. So the word "surviving" is superfluous.


I am very familiar with Shackleton's voyage in 1914 and I have never read about that Frank Wild song anywhere else. It sings quite well to the same tune as Gilligan's Island and I don't think that it is a coincidence. My guess is that someone is playing a joke by putting it here.

Gkeene 22:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)Gkeene

[edit] Wail about scale

According to the scale of the map the island is at least 40 km long. That is not what the text says. Which is correct? Captainbeefart 14:33, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of name

Anyone know how it got the name Elephant Island? - DNewhall

  • According to this site, it was originally named "Sea Elephant Island." Joyous! | Talk 23:33, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

What country/countries claims/claim it as their territory? - |talk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.152.238 (talk) 20:29, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

UK, Argentina and Chile. UK claimed it first though and it rightfully belongs to us! YourPTR! (talk) 14:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)