In the new light, they could see the jagged outline of Elephant Island.
Wild led a brief cruise which brought them into sight of Elephant Island.
The name is descriptive of location with reference to Elephant Island.
Elephant Island was an inhospitable place, far from any shipping routes.
His ship became crushed in the ice but he led 28 men to safety on Elephant Island.
He returned to rescue all his men from Elephant Island.
Much of the southern part of the sea, up to Elephant Island, is permanent ice.
They set sail in the lifeboats and eventually reached Elephant Island.
They were able to launch their boats and somehow managed to land them safely on Elephant Island.
Three months later he was finally able to rescue the remaining crew members they had left behind on Elephant Island.
