Mawson's huts : the birthplace of Australia's Antarctic heritage /

During the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by the young Australian geologist Dr Douglas Mawson, the team of 31 expeditioners established 3 bases. The main one was built at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, where in January and February 1912 they built the wooden hut. The Mawson'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Mawson's Huts Foundation
Otros Autores: Jensen, David (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2014.
Temas:
Mawson, Douglas, > 1882-1958.
Mawson, Douglas, > 1882-1958
Australasian Antarctic Expedition > (1911-1914)
Historic sites > Antarctica > Denison, Cape.
Historic sites > Antarctica > Denison, Cape > Pictorial works.
Historic sites > Antarctica > Pictorial works.
Discoveries in geography > Australian
Historic sites
Mawson's Huts Historic Site (Antarctica)
Mawson's Huts Historic Site (Antarctica) > Pictorial works.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > Australian.
Antarctica > Cape Denison
Antarctica
Antarctica > Mawson's Huts Historic Site
Pictorial works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14, led by the young Australian geologist Dr Douglas Mawson, the team of 31 expeditioners established 3 bases. The main one was built at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, where in January and February 1912 they built the wooden hut. The Mawson's Huts historic sites consist of the main hut, magnetograph house, the transit hut, the ruined absolute magnetic hut and a memorial cross to Ninnis and Mertz, along with a plaque recording the territorial claim Mawson made on his return for one night in 1931.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps
ISBN:1743439539
9781743439531

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