The Long Man, Sir Douglas Mawson, and his improbable survival story through a widely uncharted territory in the early 20th century. Antarctica. A mysterious, unruly, frozen goatee on the chin of the planet. An area we dared not comb through until the face of the earth was sufficiently covered.
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Sources:
Timeline: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000631b.htm
Mawson Synopsis: http://www.douglasmawson.com.au/synopsis.html
SY Aurora full crew list/Mawson's book: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/antarctic_whos_who_aurora_mawson.php
Museum info on Mawson expedition: https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/historic-expeditions/heading-south/
Antarctic clothing notes: https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/science/clothing_in_antarctica_2.php
Mawson expedition details: Just Have One More Try – The Amazing Story of Douglas Mawson's 300-Mile Antarctic Trek (todayifoundout.com)