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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 (5 de maio de 1882 – 14 de outubro de 1958) foi um explorador e geólogo australiano. Vida. Mawson nasceu na Inglaterra e veio para a Austrália ainda bebê. Ele se formou em engenharia de minas e geologia na Universidade de Sydney.
27 de jan. de 2012 · Learn how the Australian explorer survived the most terrible polar exploration ever, losing two companions and facing blizzards, crevasses and starvation. Read about his expedition, his challenges and his legacy in this history article.
1 de mai. de 2024 · 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. An overview of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14), led by Douglas Mawson.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Douglas Mawson, the leader of Australia's first Antarctic research expedition in 1911 to 1914. Explore his scientific contributions, his heroic survival, and his legacy in Antarctica.
27 de fev. de 2014 · Learn how Douglas Mawson led a successful expedition to explore a new coastline in East Antarctica, but faced a series of disasters and tragedies on his way back. Read his account of the trek, the challenges, the losses and the triumphs in his own words.
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’. Born in England on 5 May 1882, Mawson migrated to Australia at the age of two.
