Monday 2 April 2012

Sir Douglas Mawson: Achievements



His team was the first to climb Mount Erebus and first to reach the Magnetic Pole. In 1911, when he was 30 years of age, he became the leader of the first Australasian Expedition to Antarctica. Explore Coastal regions of Antarctica closest to Australia. His trek was described as the greatest story of lone survival in polar exploration.

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  1. wow sophie and jesse great info i learnt alot thanks

    messy

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