Mawson

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Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry

FitzSimons, Peter
Mawson [electronic resource] / Peter FitzSimons

ISBN 978 1 74275 458 1 (ebook: epub)

Mawson, Douglas, Sir, 1882–1958 – Travel – Antarctica.

Explorers – Australia – Biography.

Antarctica – Discovery and exploration – Australian.

998.9

Cover design by Adam Yazxhi/MAXCO
Cover images courtesy of the Australian Antarctic Division
Maps and illustrations by Jane Macaulay
Relief drawing of Ross Island, the Great Ice Barrier and surrounds by Laurie Whiddon, Map Illustrations