== Good Article Review == 

 This is well done and nearly to good article status, however there are a few issues that need to be addressed first, so I am putitng it on hold. You have seven days to fix these (and they should all be pretty easy / quick fixes). I will check back in two days to see how it is going and am glad to try and answer any questions you have  - ask here or on my talk page. Nice work so far! 

 Manual of style issues: 
 *There should be a non-breaking space   between numbers and their units. I have fixed two as an example.  
 *I would make sure metric and imperial units correspond - for example, in Reference 24, currently meters are compared to miles ("800 metres (0.5 mi)"). I would either compare meters to feet or use kilometers (0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi)).  
 *For the "See also" section, quoting Wikipedia:See_also#See_also "a good rule of thumb is that it should not repeat links already present in the article." So many of the links currently in the See also section should not be included (but you could add Mrs. Chippy ;-) ). 
 *I also think that the Headers should not repeat the article title if possible, so Quest Expedition and Shackleton's death (1921–22) might be better as Quest Expedition and death (1921–22). See Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Section_headings (Avoid restating or directly referring to the topic ). 
 *Please make the spelling of English words consistent with British spelling, since the subject of the article was British. Examples include: honor (A) (British: honour), metre (B) (American: meter), organise (B) (American: organize), recognize (A) (British: recognise), realise (B) (American: realize), ization (A) (British: isation), traveled (A) (British: travelled). (This suggestion is adapted from the semi-automated peer review script) 

 General issues: 
 *The first two sentences in Childhood seem awkward. Instead of "Shackleton was of English-Irish ancestry and born in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland on February 15, 1874, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Dublin. Ernest was second of ten children and first of two sons in a family led by father Henry and mother Henrietta Sophia Gaven" How about something like "Shackleton was born on February 15, 1874, in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Dublin. Ernest's father Henry and mother Henrietta Sophia Gaven were of of English-Irish ancestry - he was the second of their ten children, and first of two sons." instead? 
 *Same secton, "Four years later, the family moved from Ireland to Sydenham in suburban London because of the assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish and the better income opportunity." W0uld it make sense to say why the assasination led to their move (presumably as "English-Irish"?). Also wouldn't "opportunity for better income" read better? 
 *I tend to think of college as something primarily for 18 to 22 year old students, so I would add his ages while enrolled in Dulwich College (since he was done by age 16 to join the merchant marine (shouldn't this be wikilinked - OK, not sure a redirect to ship transport is that helpful?). 
 *Try to attribute "suggestions" in the text, so in the Discovery section, "It has been suggested that Scott resented Shackleton's popularity..." might be better as "Huntford has suggested that Scott resented...''". There are several similar instances to look at. 
 *Please clarify in the Interim section what Beardmore was the owner of (tobacoo company? the mill? both?). "Concomitantly, Shackleton prepared for another expedition to the Antarctic by raising funds and thus was active in business ventures such as a tobacco company and as a mill promoter. The owner, William Beardmore was impressed..." 
 *Nice pictures and generally good captions. Can you add dates to the first two pictures of Shacleton and the one of his wife? Also would the caption "Working to free the ship" be better as "Working to free the Endurance"? Some of the pictures are very small (this one, launching the James Caird..) - might want to make all thumb size. 

 Suggestions (not needed for Good Article, but helpful, especially if you are going for FA later): 
 *Since this is a biography article, please add , see WP:PDATA. 
 *I would see if you could get a map of Antarctica showing places mentioned here. 

 I hope this helps - great article in general and these are minor points to make it meet GA criteria.   ''''