The Mawson Coast is that portion of the coast of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica, lying between William Scoresby Bay, at 59°34′E, and Murray Monolith, at 66°54′E. The coast was sighted during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929–30, under Sir Douglas Mawson. Further exploration and landings at Cape Bruce and Scullin Monolith were made during BANZARE, 1930–31. Mawson Coast was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia after Mawson in recognition of his great contribution to Antarctic exploration. [1]
Trethewry Point is a rocky promontory 120 m (390 ft) high, projecting from the coast 4 nmi (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of William Scoresby Bay on the Mawson Coast. It was discovered and named in February 1936 by DI personnel on the William Scoresby. [2]
References
- ^ "Mawson Coast". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ "Trethewry Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
Further reading
- Ute Christina Herzfeld, Atlas of Antarctica: Topographic Maps from Geostatistical Analysis of Satellite Radar Altimeter Data, PP 86 - 87
- International Symposium on Antarctic Earth, Geological Evolution of Antarctica, Sciences 5th : 1987 : Cambridge, England, PP 25 - 30
- Graham G. Robertson, THE FORAGING ECOLOGY OF EMPEROR PENGUINS (APTENODYTES FORSTERI) AT TWO MAWSON COAST COLONIES, ANTARCTICA, A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA, August 1994, PP 25 - 30
- Alan M. Goodwin, Precambrian Geology: The Dynamic Evolution of the Continental Crust, P 449
External links
- Mawson Coast on AADC website
- Mawson Coast on SCAR website
- Mawson Coast area map
- Mawson Coast on peakbagger.com
- icebergs and sea-ice off the mawson coast on NASA website
- Crustal Heat Production map - Mawson Coast area
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