The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914.
by Mawson, Douglas. [William Arthur Holman]
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London: William Heinemann, 1915. Leading the renowned Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-1914, scientist and explorer Sir Douglas Mawson proved himself a true hero. While Mawson set up a main base in what would become George V Land, his team "explored nearly 2000 miles of coastline while sledge parties traversed some 4000 miles in the coastlands and hinterlands gaining scientific information of great value. In George V Land the explorers encountered one of the most stormy and crevasse-imperiled regions of the world; on one inland sledging expedition Mawson lost both his companions, and only survived himself by the exercise of iron determination, superb physique, and the unfailing courage evident in all his expeditions." Mawson's "reports on geography, oceanography, glaciology, biology, terrestrial magnetism, and other scientific subjects proved of major importance" (Conrad, 208). Taurus 100. Fitzgerald 462.
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- Title
- The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914.
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- Mawson, Douglas. [William Arthur Holman]
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- Used
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1915
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