Douglas Mawson
Australian geologist and explorer of the Antarctic (1882-1958) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 76
Sir Douglas Mawson was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. He is known for being a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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However most of his geological work was undertaken in South Australia, in particular the Precambrian rocks of the Flinders Ranges.
