DOUGLAS MAWSON
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DOUGLAS MAWSON
AUSTRALIAN SCIENTIST THAT EXPLORED ANTARCTICA
FAMOUS FOR
- Part of Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica to map the Antarctic coastline
- Included in the first team to climb Mount Erebus-11,482 ft
BORN/DIED
- Born May fifth, 1882 Shipley, England
- Died October 14,1958 Adelaide, Australia
Photo by Thomas Lipke
WHAT HAPPENED?
- He and five men spent two winters in Antarctica
- He climbed Mount Erebus
THE AURORA
- The ship that carried Douglas Mawson
- Part of Shackleton’s expedition
GROUP
- He took 17 dogs
- He was accompanied by Dr. Xavier Mertz and Lieutenant Belgrave Ninnis
FUN FACT
WAS NOT SAILING FOR A COUNTRY, WAS SUCCESSFUL IN EXPLORATION, AND EXPLORED FROM 1907-1909
THANK YOU
Photo by Berkay Gumustekin
