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Sir Ernest Shackleton cross goes on display in Dundee after 7,000-mile journey

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Sir Ernest Shackleton died in 1922 in South Georgia during his final expedition.

The Hope Cross was constructed by crew members who could not attend his funeral.

The 3 m ( 9.84ft ) memorial is now on display beside RRS Discovery , the ship which first took Shackleton to Antarctica in 1901 .

It was painted white to protect the wood, but decades of Antarctic weather have returned it to its natural state.

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