 Research stations and territorial claims in Antarctica (2002).
 Mawson Station from the air. Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). It is named after the explorer, Douglas Mawson. Mawson is the oldest continuously inhabited Antarctic station below the Antarctic Circle. Download high resolution version (990x1220, 206 KB)Political map and research stations (2002) Public domain, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. ...
Download high resolution version (990x1220, 206 KB)Political map and research stations (2002) Public domain, produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. ...
Mawson station from the air, showing Horseshoe Harbour. ...
Mawson station from the air, showing Horseshoe Harbour. ...
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), of the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage, manages Australias four Antarctic stations, as well as Heard Island, as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. ...
1914 portrait Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS (May 5, 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian Antarctic explorer and geologist. ...
Zoomable PDF of the map this is based on The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ...
Geography
Mawson Station is located at 67°36′S, 62°53′E in Mac Robertson Land. The site was chosen in 1954 by Dr. Phillip Law, first director of the AAD as it has a large natural harbour (named Horseshoe Harbour) and permanent exposed rock for building. The station was built during 1955. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dr. Phillip Garth Law AC CBE (born 21 April 1912) is an Australian scientist and explorer who became director of ANARE from 1949 to 1966. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Mawson Station currently has 32 inhabitants. Mawson Station is the only station to use wind generators for over 70% of its power needs, saving over 600,000 litres of diesel fuel per year.
Climate Mawson Station experiences a Polar climate: Solar radiation has a lower intensity in polar regions because it travels a longer distance through the atmosphere, and is spread across a larger surface area. ...
Climate Table | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | | Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) | 2.6 | -1.3 | -7.2 | -11.8 | -13.6 | -13.6 | -15.0 | -15.6 | -14.4 | -10.0 | -2.7 | 2.1 | -8.4 | | Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) | -2.6 | -7.3 | -13.2 | -17.3 | -19.3 | -19.5 | -20.8 | -21.7 | -20.6 | -16.4 | -8.9 | -3.2 | -14.3 | | Mean daily sunshine (hours) | 8.3 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 5.0 | | Mean number of cloudy days | 16.0 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 151.5 | | Source: Bureau of Meteorology | Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...
Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...
External links - AAD Mawson Station page
- Mawson Station webcam
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