Mawson Coast

Mawson Coast

Mawson Coast is that portion of the coast of Mac. Robertson Land lying between William Scoresby Bay, at 59° 34'E, and Murray Monolith, in 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 Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after Sir Douglas Mawson in recognition of his great contribution to Antarctic exploration.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mawson Coast" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 67°40′S 63°30′E / 67.667°S 63.5°E / -67.667; 63.5