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Regional map showing the area covered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14, under Sir Douglas Mawson : including tracks of the "Aurora" and most of the deep-sea soundings
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- Creator
- published by the Royal Geographic Society
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- Title in lower margin: Antarctic regions, Austalasian expedition
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- Maps, Atlases
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- English
- Publication
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- [London] : Royal Geographical Society, 1914
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- 1 map : color, mounted on linen ; 31 x 32 cm
- OCLC
- ocn224435772
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Scale 1:15,000,000, Modified conical proj(E 080°00'--W 170°00'/S 30°30--S 72°30').
- Map showing the routes taken over the period 1911-1914 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition lead by Douglas Mawson aboard the "Aurora." The routes extend from Tasmania to establishing their main base in Adelie Land [i.e. Terre Adélie] then west to establish another base in Queen Mary Land and finally the return journey to Australia. The map details the routes of 3 summer cruises from 1911-14 and two sub-Antarctica journeys in 1912.
- Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings in fathoms.
- "The Geographical Journal, 1914" -- upper right margin.