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Douglas Mawson went to Antarctica four times.
On the first occasion, he was part of Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition. Together with Australian geologists Professor Edgeworth David and naval surgeon Alistair Mackay, Mawson was the first to reach the magnetic South Pole on 16 January 1909.
On his second exploration, leading the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Mawson, on the boat Aurora departed from Hobart on 2 December 1911. He reached Commonwealth Bay on the Antarctic continent on 7 January 1912. He returned in 1914.
Mawson undertook two more explorations in Antarctica; one in 1929 and the last in 1931, leading the first and second British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expeditions (BANZARE).
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∙ 12y agoSir Douglas Mawson was born in from Yorkshire, England and at the age of two he moved to Australia with his parents. The year was 1884. Which means he was born in 1882. Sir Douglas Mawson is an explorer of Antarctica!
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∙ 8y agobecause when he went to uni he found out that his dream was to be an explorer
The pursuit of knowledge.
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∙ 15y agoSir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958) was head of the Australian Antarctic expedition from 1911-14 during which time he made important geological discoveries.
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∙ 11y agoon the first occasion he went to research on the continent
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∙ 13y agoYes. Douglas Mawson returned from his expeditions to Antarctica. He should not be confused with Robert Falcon Scott who perished during his exploration of the Antarctic.
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Where did Douglas Mawson go?
he went to Antarctica
Where did sir Douglass mawson go?
Antarctica
How long did Douglas Mawson go to Antarctica for?
From 1911 to 1914 so 4 years.
How did Douglas mawson go to Antarctic?
Douglas Mawson went to the antarctic in his ship named The Aurora.
What university did sir Douglas Mawson go to?
He went to the University of Sydney in 1899-1901, where he studied mining engineering and graduated B.E. in 1902
What were Douglas mawson's goals?
1. to do his dream to go to anatarctica
Did Douglas mawson go to war?
yes in world war 1
Where did Douglas Mawson go to school?
He went to Dandenong High School in Sydney
Did Douglas Mawson go to Antarctica several times?
Yes. Douglas Mawson went to Antarctica four times.On the first occasion, he was part of Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition. Together with Australian geologists Professor Edgeworth David and naval surgeon Alistair Mackay, Mawson was the first to reach the magnetic South Pole on 16 January 1909.On his second exploration, leading the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Mawson, on the boat Aurora departed from Hobart on 2 December 1911. He reached Commonwealth Bay on the Antarctic continent on 7 January 1912. He returned in 1914.Mawson undertook two more explorations in Antarctica; one in 1929 and the last in 1931, leading the first and second British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expeditions (BANZARE).
How many trips did Douglas maw son go to Antarctica?
Yes. Douglas Mawson went to Antarctica four times. On the first occasion, he was part of Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition. Together with Australian geologists Professor Edgeworth David and naval surgeon Alistair Mackay, Mawson was the first to reach the magnetic South Pole on 16 January 1909. On his second exploration, leading the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Mawson, on the boat Aurora departed from Hobart on 2 December 1911. He reached Commonwealth Bay on the Antarctic continent on 7 January 1912. He returned in 1914. Mawson undertook two more explorations in Antarctica; one in 1929 and the last in 1931, leading the first and second British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expeditions (BANZARE).
How many times did Mawson go to Antarctica?
Douglas Mawson went to Antarctica four times.On the first occasion, he was part of Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition. Together with Australian geologists Professor Edgeworth David and naval surgeon Alistair Mackay, Mawson was the first to reach the magnetic South Pole on 16 January 1909.On his second exploration, leading the first Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Mawson, on the boat Aurora departed from Hobart on 2 December 1911. He reached Commonwealth Bay on the Antarctic continent on 7 January 1912. He returned in 1914.Mawson undertook two more explorations in Antarctica; one in 1929 and the last in 1931, leading the first and second British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expeditions (BANZARE).
Did Douglas Mawson have any training for his antarctic exhibition?
no he didn't have any training he just wanted to go on an expedition for fun
