Mawson Peninsula (68°35′S 154°11′E / 68.583°S 154.183°E / -68.583; 154.183) is a high (455-metre (1,500 ft)), narrow, ice-covered peninsula on the George...
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Mawson's Huts are a collection of buildings located at Cape Denison, in the far eastern sector of the Australian Antarctic Territory, some 3000 km south...
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Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia. Named in honour of Sir Douglas Mawson, it is located in the northern...
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Australasian Antarctic Expedition (redirect from Mawson expedition)
expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his...
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nautical miles (28 km) east-southeast of Scar Bluffs, near the base of Mawson Peninsula. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named for Soviet...
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this peninsula for gunner Reidar Bjerkø of the whale catcher Bouvet II, from whose deck the coast was sketched on January 19. Since Sir Douglas Mawson probably...
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the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Captain John King Davis. "Davis Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United...
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rock outcrops 27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi) south of Cape Hudson, Mawson Peninsula. Photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, the Soviet...
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gentleman". The western portion of the coast, the vicinity of the Mawson Peninsula, was first delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation...
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Australian Alps (redirect from Mawsons Hut (Australia))
noteworthy huts include Moscow Villa Hut, Valentine Hut, Seaman's Hut, and Mawsons Hut. In recent years many huts have been lost through lack of maintenance...
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