Mawson Corridor
| Mawson Corridor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Connects waters | Cooperation lake | |
| with water | Holme Bay | |
| Separates land mass | Icebergs | |
| of land mass | Icebergs | |
| Data | ||
| Geographical location | 67 ° 0 ′ S , 63 ° 0 ′ E | |
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| length | 35 km | |
| Smallest width | 6 km | |
The Mawson Corridor is a 35 km long and 6 to 9 km wide strait off the Mawson coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . This funnel-shaped sea route , which tapers from south to north, represents a connection between the open cooperation lake and Holme Bay and runs between agglomerated icebergs .
Scientists from the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions discovered it in 1954. Since then, it has provided safe access to Mawson Station . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson (1882-1958).
Web links
- Mawson Corridor in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mawson Corridor on geographic.org (English)