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Douglas Mawson

Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and academic

b. 1882 CE – d. 1958 CE World Southern Oceania

Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic.

Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson is a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Moran, J. (2017). Douglas Mawson. History Atlas. Retrieved 7 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/douglas-mawson/

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