Mawson Coast
| Mawson Coast | ||
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 Coastline at Mawson station
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Cooperation Lake ( Southern Ocean ) | |
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William Scoresby Bay 67 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 59 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Murray monolith 67 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ S , 66 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E |
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Coordinates: 68 ° S , 64 ° E
The Mawson Coast is a stretch of coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . It extends from William Scoresby Bay at 59 ° 34 'E to the Murray Monolith at 66 ° 54' E. Mawson Station is located in this area .
Participants in the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE, 1929–1931), led by the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson , sighted the coast for the first time. Between 1930 and 1931, after landings, they also explored the adjoining stretch of coast between Cape Bruce at 67 ° 25 'east longitude and the Scullin Monolith at 67 ° 47' east longitude. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named the coast after Douglas Mawson in recognition of his significant contributions to Antarctic research.
Web links
- Mawson Coast in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mawson Coast on geographic.org (English)