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Antarctic History: This month; Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery is born in Hasselt (Belgium) 1866/08/02; The Belgica leaves Antwerp for Antarctica 1897/08/16; Southern Cross (Borchgrevink) leaves London 1898/08/22; The Discovery (Scott) leaves England for Antarctica 1901/08/06; The Yelcho rescues the Endurance crew 1916/08/30; No events found.; More history »

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Mawson

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Mawson (Australia) - Photo M Betts

Mawson (Australia) - Photo S Reeve

Mawson's hut on Cape Denison - Photo G Hoffman

Nationality: Australia

Basic Information

Location: (67°36'17"S, 62°52'14"E)
Completed: 1956

Science

Medical Science, Meteorology, Geophysics, Clean air monitoring, Adelie penguin monitoring and research, Weddell Seal Research, Emperor penguin population assessment, Human impact studies, Cosmic Ray research and Atmospheric and Space Physics.