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Ninnis

Member of Shackleton's earlier Nimrod expedition, died on the ice.

minor

Also known as Ninnis

First appearance: south

Ninnis shows up with force in XVI: The Aurora’s Drift. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Works on constructing a new tractor during the drift.
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Character Web

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AMAeneas Mackint…LSLionel StenhouseHOHookeFWFrank WildCOCopeNINinnis

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Expedition Support Cast
  • Ross Sea Party
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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