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Antartica Sir Douglas Mawson

Australia has sent its largest and most ambitious expedition, comprising 60 scientists, to Antarctica over Christmas to follow up the scientific work done by Sir Douglas Mawson one hundred years ago.At the helm of the voyage was Sir Douglas Mawson who had planned this expedition to over 3000km of Antarctic coastline directly south of Australia that had not yet been touched by his rivals. They have “fresh” supplies for at least& ... antartica sir douglas mawson Alok Jha steps foot on the frozen continent to visit an historic icon of Antarctic exploration – Sir Douglas Mawson`s huts at Cape Denison on Commonwealth Bay. It was “a& . But in 2010 a giant iceberg (B09B, almost 100km wide) ran& ...

...The huts, in the eastern sector of the Australian Antarctic Territory, some 3,000 kilometres south of Hobart, were erected and occupied by the Australian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1914 led by explorer Sir Douglas Mawson..A century after Douglas Mawson almost lost his life mapping unknown Antarctic regions, scientists are repeating and extending many of his wildlife and weather observations

A century after Douglas Mawson almost lost his life mapping unknown Antarctic regions, scientists are repeating and extending many of his wildlife and weather observations. <i></i>.Ever since Sir Douglas Mawson first arrived in Commonwealth Bay in 1912, the place has been ice-free and directly connected to the Southern Ocean in summer. "This was the first Antarctic& ..By comparing their measurements with those taken by Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mawson in 1913, they hoped “to prove the East Antarctic ice sheet is melting,” noted the Australian, a newspaper in Sydney

By comparing their measurements with those taken by Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mawson in 1913, they hoped “to prove the East Antarctic ice sheet is melting,” noted the Australian, a newspaper in Sydney.. While ships often get& .Early on Wednesday morning, MV Akademic Shokalskiy, a tourist ship recreating Sir Douglas Mawson`s 100-year-old Australasian Antarctic Expedition, signalled it was stuck in heavy pack ice.The Spirit of Mawson dies as Antarctic pilgrims/tourists and their great leader – but not the crew – are to be rescued by helicopter.Australia has sent its largest and most ambitious expedition, comprising 60 scientists, to Antarctica over Christmas to follow up the scientific work done by Sir Douglas Mawson one hundred years ago