Location: East Antarctica. It is approached through "Iceberg Alley", a channel lined with huge tabular bergs that have run aground on underwater banks.

Mawson Station

History: Established in February 1954. Named for Douglas Mawson, it is the oldest, continuously occupied station south of the Antarctic Circle.

Information:

Science:
Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Geosciences, Human Impacts, Medical

Web Cam:
www.aad.gov.au/stations/mawson/video.asp

Website:
www.aad.gov.au/stations/mawson/default.asp

Wildlife:
AdeliePenguins, Emperor Penguins, Antarctic, Snow, Cape and Wilson's Storm Petrels with an occasional Elephant or Fur Seal.

Current Weather

Mawson

Antarctic Stations:
Bellinghausen
Casey
Davis
Dumont
Halley
Macquarie
Mawson
McMurdo
Mirnyy
Palmer
Neumayer
Rothera
Sanae
Scott
South Pole
Vostok

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Types of Research:
Aeronomy
Astrophysics
Biology
Climate Change
Dry Valleys
Environment
Geology
Glaciology
Greenhouse Effect
Marine Life
Medical Research
Meteorites
Mt. Erebus
Oceanography
Terrestrial Life
Transantarctic Mtns
Weather

Research Links:

NSF
NOAA
RPSC

Lonely Planet
GuideBook

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