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It was December 14, 1912. Thirty years old, already a seasoned explorer, Douglas Mawson was the leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), a 31-man team pursuing the most ambitious ...

Tasmania isn’t only at the bottom of Australia; it’s also at the top of Antarctica. Hobart has been the gateway to the deep south for two centuries, long before geologist and famed explorer Douglas ...

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Eight thousand men had already volunteered and Mawson was better qualified than any of them. He’d already explored large chunks of Antarctica, climbed its highest peak and reached Magnetic South.

The Douglas Mawson Antarctic Expedition of 1912 is considered one of the most amazing feats of endurance of all time. Although his two companions perished, Douglas Mawson survived, but how?

The stirring tale of Douglas Mawson’s epic trek across the Antarctic’s crevasse-ridden ice has been told to generations of Australians. Although it was Mawson who gave the story its authenticity, it ...

This article is brought to you by the Aurora Expeditions. Sir Douglas Mawson’s contributions to Antarctic exploration have made him a towering Australian figure honoured on banknotes and postage ...