Mawson Lake
Coordinates: 65 ° 0 ′ S , 105 ° 0 ′ E
The Mawson Sea is a section of the Southern Ocean off the coast of the East Antarctic Queen Marie Land and Wilkesland . It extends between the Shackleton Ice Shelf and Vincennes Bay . To the west (95 ° 35'E) joins the Davissee , to the east the D'Urville-See . The Mawson Sea is the confluence of the Scott Glacier and the Denman Glacier .
The name was given by Russian scientists. It is named after the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson (1882–1958).
The Mawson Sea has an area of 333,000 km², mainly on the continental shelf . The maximum depth is around 1000 meters. The strongly indented coastline is 820 kilometers long. The Australian research station Casey is located on the coast .
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1014 (English).
- ↑ Geography: Lakes, Rivers, Volcanoes (Russian)