Written with a popular language, a book "In the heart of Antarctic" contains interesting and valuable information about the features of nature and animal kingdom of south arctic continent. This познавательность in combination with descriptions of great number of the keen alarming experiences outlived by travellers on land, on глетчерных ices and at-sea Antarctic, does labour of Э. Шеклтона one of enthralling works arctic geographical literatures.Edition is complemented by the diaries of the known Australian researcher and photographer Frank Херли, participant of many Antarctic expeditions. In Russian language published first.