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Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was a British-born Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen , Robert Falcon Scott , and Sir Ernest Shackleton , he was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration .
Douglas Mawson (born May 5, 1882, Shipley, Yorkshire, England—died October 14, 1958, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) was an Australian geologist and explorer whose travels in the Antarctic earned him worldwide acclaim.
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Jan 27, 2012 · Learn how the Australian explorer survived the most terrible polar exploration ever, losing two companions and facing blizzards, crevasses and starvation. Read the account of his 1912-13 expedition to map and survey the remote coast of Antarctica.
Feb 27, 2014 · One hundred years ago this week, Australia's foremost polar explorer, Douglas Mawson, returned home after two years of triumph and terror in East Antarctica. At the end of February 1914,...
Sir Douglas Mawson (1882 to 1958) Home > About Antarctica > History > Pioneers in Antarctica > Douglas Mawson. While undertaking a doctorate at Sydney University, Douglas Mawson joined Ernest Shackleton’s 1907 to 1909 Nimrod expedition as a geologist, his first Antarctic experience.
Learn about the first Australian-led expedition to Antarctica, led by geologist Sir Douglas Mawson. Explore the records, resources and curriculum areas related to his research, bases, radio communications and legacy.
One of Australia’s greatest Antarctic explorers, Douglas Mawson was responsible for one of the most extreme survival stories of all time. A scientist before all else, he sought information and knowledge rather than fame, fortune or ‘firsts’.
