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Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA [1] [3] (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 .
The leader of the BANZARE was Sir Douglas Mawson and there were several subcommanders (Captain K.N. MacKenzie, who replaced Captain John King Davis for the second summer) on board the RRS Discovery, the ship previously used by Robert Falcon Scott.
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition in 1907–1909.
Douglas Mawson: 30 Geologist, expedition leader Only survivor of party of three sledging to east of base, 1912–13, Ninnis and Mertz having died. [12] Mawson returned to the Antarctic in 1929 and 1931 as leader of BANZARE. [13] Archibald Lang McLean: 26 Chief medical officer, bacteriologist Member of party that remained for second winter, 1913 ...
The first commemorative stamp (as seen in the infobox) of the Australian Antarctic Territory was released on 16 October 1961 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Antarctic Expedition in 1911, [5] led by the Australian scientist and explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. This stamp features an image of Mawson on this expedition, surrounded by ...
Mawson was named in honour of the Australian Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. [3] [4] Mawson was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 2001 and listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004, reflecting the post-World War Two revival of Australia's scientific research and territorial interests in Antarctica. [5]
The paper issue was released on Monday 31 March 1984, has a portrait of Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, with a background of a mountain range with a geological strata format. A large diamond shape appears to the left of the main picture.
Antarctic Pioneers is a 1963 Australian documentary about Australia's history of Antarctic exploration from Sir Douglas Mawson's first expedition in 1911, to the 1954 expedition, under Phillip Law, which established a permanent Australian base on the continent.