Shackleton ya yi imanin cewa a ranar da aka kori 'yan wasan zuwa yamma, zuwa daya ko wasu daga cikin wurare da dama. Tunaninsa na farko shi ne na Paulet Island, inda ya san akwai wani hutun da ke dauke da ajiyar abinci mai yawa, saboda ya umurce shi shekaru 12 da suka gabata yayin da yake shirya taimako ga Otto Nordenskjöld's stranded Swedish expedition. Sauran yiwuwar sune Snow Hill Island, wanda ya kasance Nordenskiöld's quarters kuma wanda aka yi imanin yana dauke da kayan agaji na gaggawa, ko Robertson Island. Shackleton ya yi imanin cewa daga ɗayan waɗannan tsibiran za su iya isa da kuma Graham Land, kuma su sami damar tsallake wuraren da ke Wilhelmina Bay. Ya yi imanin cewa a ranar da aka kori 'yan wasan daga Paulet Endurance zuwa yammacin yamma, zuwa ɗaya ko ɗaya daga cikin wurare da dama.
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