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	Mawson Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mawson is the oldest continuously inhabited Antarctic station below the Antarctic Circle.
		Mawson Station is a permanent base in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mawson_station,_Antarctica (150 words)

	Australian Antarctic Territory article - Australian Antarctic Territory Antarctica Australia Adelie Land 24 August 1936 Mawson Station - What-Means.com
		The mainland territory was first claimed 24 August 1936, although Mawson Station, the first Australian station on the continent proper, was not established until 11 February 1954.
		It consists of all the islands and territory south of 60 deg latitude and between 45 deg and 160 deg east longitude, except for Adelie Land.
		However, since Australia's signature of the Antarctic Treaty, territorial claims are effectively suspended, and the Australian Antarctic Division administers the area, primarily by supporting various research projects.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Australian_Antarctic_Territory (191 words)

	Mawson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Electoral district of Mawson, a state electoral district in South Australia.
		Thomas Mawson, successful urban designer and town planner in Europe, Canada, and the USA.
		Mawson is a surname, and may refer to
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mawson (161 words)

	Antarctica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Astrophysicists in Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station are able to study the celestial dome and cosmic microwave background radiation because of the ozone hole and the location's dry, cold environment.
		The new station can be seen at far left, power plant in the center and the old mechanic's garage in the lower right.
		In 1985 3 British Scientests working on data they had gathered at Halley Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf discovered the exitence of a hole in this layer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antarctica (4727 words)

	Antarctic Buildings a Part of Australia's National Heritage Media Release Attachment: Mawson Station Background 26 May 1996
		The coastline of Mac.Robertson Land, on which Mawson Station is built, was first sighted by Sir Douglas Mawson on 31 December 1929 during the first voyage undertaken by the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE).
		While at earlier stations this type of construction was common, most of the buildings at Mawson were built with prefabricated panels.
		Of the surviving buildings at Mawson Station, 18 have heritage value and have been entered on the Interim List of the Register of the National Estate.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/96/mr26may96att.html (1235 words)

	Justin Wallace - Mawson Station, Antarctica
		Angela Catterns with Expat Justin Wallace at the Mawson Station in Antarctica.
		Angela Catterns with Expat, Justin Wallace - Mawson Station, Antarctica
		Justin described how the folk at Mawson Station have just started to see the sun again during the last couple of days after it disappeared for around two weeks over the time of the recent winter solstice.
	www.abc.net.au /sydney/stories/s595118.htm (264 words)

	About Mawson Station
		Mawson is now one of the longest continuously operating stations in Antarctica and the oldest south of the Antarctic Circle.
		Mawson named the newfound territory Mac Robertson Land after Macpherson Robertson, a keen supporter of Australia's role in Antarctica, and took possession in the name of the crown.
		The main aim of the 53rd ANARE at Mawson is to conduct and support science in Antarctica.
	www.virtualantarctica.com /mawson2000/about.htm (404 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Renewable energy in Antarctica
		Mawson station has the most suitable wind profile, with an annual average wind of 11 m/sec.
		Although each of the Antarctic stations is located on the coast of continental Antarctica, with the sea frozen for hundreds of kilometres in winter, access to the stations by ship is limited to a couple of months in the Antarctic summer.
		Antarctic stations are built on small areas where the rocky coast protrudes from the Antarctic ice cap.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts22855.htm (1537 words)

	Antarctic buildings a part of Australia's national heritage Media Release 26 May 1996
		Senator Hill says Mawson Station, established in February 1954, is Australia's longest continuously occupied scientific station in the Antarctic.
		"Mawson Station is a rare example of the design of early Antarctic stations and reflects a lifestyle of expeditioners now no longer practiced.
		A number of buildings at Antarctica's Mawson Station have been recognised as an important part of our nation's heritage with entry on the Interim List of the Register of the National Estate.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/96/mr26may96.html (665 words)

	Observation and Simulation of Winds and Temperatures in the Antarctic Thermosphere for August 2 -
		Temperatures at Mawson were found to be highest near 12UT, which was expected by the model since the station was closest to the global thermospheric temperature maximum at this time, and the local flow came directly from it.
		Mawson lay near the equatorward edge of the eye of the evening vortex where the winds were light and variable.
		The diurnal variation for Mawson appears to have had the same amplitude and mean values as the TIEGCM and no particular trends in temperature structure were found associated with the cross-polar jet of the evening vortex.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /space/roger_smith/papers/aug92/observt1.htm (5379 words)

	Mawson Jubilee Medallion
		Mawson Station, renowned amongst those fortunate enough to have wintered there as the "Premier Station of the South", has a history of scientific endeavours that has set Australia, its wintering scientists and logistic personnel, in the fore front in all spheres of Polar Science and Marine Biology.
		Celebrating the Jubilee of the Founding of Mawson Station
		The 13th February 2004 records "The Jubilee of 50 years of Continuous Occupation and Scientific Endeavours at Mawson Station" is now celebrated with the striking of this "Mawson Jubilee Medallion".
	www.anareclub.org.au /Jubileemedal.htm (359 words)

	Wired News:
		Over the next year and a half, Australia plans to build three 300-kilowatt wind turbines at its Mawson research station, the biggest wind power complex ever built on the continent.
		Mawson's windmills, when they're finally up and running in 2003, won't be the first on the continent.
		Mawson sits on a roughly quarter-mile square promontory of exposed rock on the very edge of the Antarctic continent.
	www.wired.com /news/technology/1,46522-0.html (686 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: Douglas Mawson
		Mawson retired from the university in 1952 and died in 1958, the last leader from the heroic era.
		Mawson wanted to stay longer but since this was never intended to be anything other than a summer expedition, Captain Davis insisted they head north rather than run the risk of running short of coal and becoming stuck in the ice.
		Mawsons' plans were first exposed during a trip to Europe in February 1910 when discussions were held with Robert Scott.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000099.htm (4888 words)

	Mawson logbook
		The first permanent Antarctic station was named after Mawson, and his image appears on the Australian $100 note.
		Douglas Mawson (1882–1958) was born at Shipley, England, and emigrated to New South Wales in 1884.
		Mawson was the sole survivor of a tragic scientific expedition with Lieut.
	www.slsa.sa.gov.au /exhibitions/treasures/PRG523_19p22_23.htm (303 words)

	Australia Post Stamps -- AAT Mawson Station 1954-2004
		Today's Mawson station consists of an accumulation of buildings dating from its origins to the currently occupied buildings erected in a major redevelopment during the 1980s and early 1990s.
		This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Mawson station, the oldest continuously operating station inside the Antarctic circle.
		Sean Pethick's stamp designs mix past and present views of Mawson Station, including the naming ceremony, the buildings of Mawson with aspects of daily life against the backdrop of Mawson’s natural beauty.
	www.auspost.com.au /philatelic/stamps/index.asp?link_id=2.737 (254 words)

	Bears on Ice - Australian Antarctic Aviation
		The Government bought two Mark VI Austers from the RAF and Phillip Law took them on the Kista Dan for the establishment of Mawson station and exploration of the Vestfold Hills; both aircraft were severely damaged in a storm, one serviceable aircraft was reassembled from the bits but it was lost in a second storm.
		The picture is from an Operation Highjump flight – covering the coast near Mawson – indicating the position of Horseshoe Harbour, the future location of Mawson Station.
		Mawson used a DeHavilland Gypsy Moth DH60G on the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) - this included dropping the British flag on 25 January in the second territorial claim of the expedition; Eric Douglas and Stuart Campbell, later to be the first leader of ANARE, were the pilots.
	ku-prism.org /resources/BearsOnIce/InfoPages/srAviation.htm (3658 words)

	REAST - Club Station - VK7OTC
		However Mawson's station in Adelie Land was less successful, the very strong winds at Commonwealth Bay damaging the aerial mast and dry blowing snow generating static electricity which interfered with reception.
		The coastal wireless station is of historic heritage significance because of its ability to demonstrate the development of wireless communication systems, including early Antarctic exploration.
		The Coastal Wireless Station is of historic heritage significance because of its ability to demonstrate the principal characteristics of an early twentieth century communications system building.
	reast.asn.au /club.php (547 words)

	PH&G - Issue 56 - Growing Challenges in Antarctica
		Mawson Station is located on a rocky outcrop in the Australian Antarctic Territory at the edge of the polar ice cap.
		The stations are a basis for scientific research and are staffed throughout the year.
		Therefore, all stations have small hydroponic facilities to supply fresh vegetables and herbs throughout the year to supplement imported fresh, frozen and dehydrated fruit and vegetables.
	www.hydroponics.com.au /back_issues/issue56.html (2083 words)

	Adventure Antarctica: Ray does Mawson 2003-2004
		Mawson Station lies in Mac Robertson Land in the Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica.
		The station is a science research station, with programs this season in Biology, Upper Atmospheric Physics, Seismology, Geomagnetism, Meteorology, Atmospheric Research, and Medical Research.
		It is my privilege to spend the year here, assisting in some of these programs, and to pass on some of the amazing experiences I have in Antarctica.
	www.geocities.com /rayontheice (223 words)

	History of Mawson Meteorological Office
		At Mawson the Met staff routinely monitor the sky in the early hours and oversee this cloud log with the participation of enthusiastic sky watchers on the station.
		During the late 1950s and early 1960s the surface measuring equipment at Mawson was increased to include recording of solar radiation data, and the Dines anemometer gave a daily chart trace of the wind speed and direction.
		Davis station, 500 kilometres to the west, has meteorologists during summer to assist the air operations from Casey, Davis and Mwason which are needed to support science programs.
	www.bom.gov.au /weather/ant/mawson/history.shtml (1195 words)

	Antarctica Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Named for Douglas Mawson, an Australian Antarctic explorer, it is the oldest continuously occupied station south of the Antarctic Circle.
		Australia's Mawson Station was established in February 1954.
		Mawson is approached through Iceberg Alley, a channel lined with huge tabular bergs that have run aground on underwater banks.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/antarctica?poi=108707 (170 words)

	CNN.com - Mystery penguin deaths baffle scientists - December 5, 2001
		While there are only 19 people spending the winter at the Mawson station, a research team of 33 is making its way there for the summer months when it is easier to do work.
		A dead Adelie penguin near the Mawson station in Antarctica
		ANTARCTICA (CNN) -- A mystery disease is killing Adelie penguins at two colonies near Australia's Mawson station in Antarctica.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/12/04/antarctica.penguines (337 words)

	New Arrival Suggests Antarctica is Atlantis
		MAWSON STATION (AMP) — Fueling rumors of an archeological excavation two miles beneath the ice, a controversial archeologist has joined an American salvage operation in the interior snow deserts of East Antarctica, according to Russian scientists at Vostok Station.
		Ali Zawas, head of the United Nations Antarctica Commission (UNACOM), reported from Mawson Station in East Antarctica.
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	www.lantis.tv /amp/releases/arrival.html (567 words)

	Antarctica 2003
		Mawson is a collection of various buildings and has been a research station for over 50 years.
		A couple of days out of Mawson Station a 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' masquerade party is held.
		The three graves at Mawson, the Aurora, and Mawson in the background.
	www.geckobeach.com /aq/page2.php (770 words)

	Mawson Station, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions - Australian Science at Work Corporate entry
		The Mawson Station was established in Antarctica on 13 February 1954.
		Mawson Station, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions - Australian Science at Work Corporate entry
		'Primary description of agency CA 1531; Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, Mawson Station.
	www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au /asaw/biogs/A000719b.htm (124 words)

	Antarctica Travel Description - Antarctic Connection
		Macquarie Island, where Mawson set up his communication base in December 1911, is home to some three million royal penguins, hundreds of thousands of inquisitive king penguins, and nesting albatross.
		You may visit the station, walk the island shores and take Zodiacs out to admire the ice front of the Astrolabe Glacier.
		You follow the route taken by Captain John King Davis in 1912 as he pushed the SY Aurora through pack ice to find a place for Mawson’s Western Party to winter.
	www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/travel/trips/2005/Commonwealth1902.shtml (934 words)

	WorldOil.com - Online Magazine Article: Columns - Jul-2001
		Although the primary geophysical work is measuring the Earth's magnetic field, other work at Mawson Station involves space physics, biology and monitoring seismic events from earthquakes and nuclear testing.
		Another geologist, Martin Purvins, is currently working at Mawson Station, a modern science station located about 3,000 mi west of the Cape Denison.
		While Amundsen and Scott raced for the geographic pole, Mawson mounted a less sensational scientific expedition to explore 2,000 mi of Antarctic coast south of Australia, about which little was known.
	www.worldoil.com /magazine/MAGAZINE_DETAIL.asp?ART_ID=1435&MONTH_YEAR=Jul-2001 (933 words)

	Polar Post Offices - The South Polar Regions
		The new post office will be housed in the main building of the new BAS Station which is to be officially opened in March 2001.
		The PO building is located inside the South Pole Station Dome and is the one shown here all the way in the back.
		Shown is the 2001 Macquarie Station Postmaster Paul Jenkins.
	www.polarphilately.com /pposouth.html (1793 words)

	Antarctic telescope-Box 1
		The observing conditions in Antarctica are so good that the performance of the Mawson telescope is expected to rival that of the AAT and other large telescopes in more temperate parts of the world, including 8 metre telescopes currently under construction in Hawaii and Chile.
		Mawson realised its origin and also the scientific significance of the discovery.
		The Mawson telescope will also play the role of a ‘finder’ telescope, locating previously unseen objects for other larger telescopes – both ground-based and in space orbit – to observe in more detail.
	www.science.org.au /nova/065/065box01.htm (718 words)

	TEA: Slijk- -- 3.6.2001
		The doctor on station is also involved with the hydroponics project, growing the seedlings in her office until they are big enough to be transplanted.
		The main living area at Davis station is located in one of the many brightly colored buildings.
		It is called Davis after Captain John King Davis who lived from 1884-1967 He was the master of ships for the expeditions led by Shackleton and Mawson (do a web search and find out more about him).
	tea.armadaproject.org /slijk/3.6.2001.html (544 words)

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