Summary A dramatised reconstruction of the tragic 1912 expedition of Professor Sir Douglas Mawson to Antarctica. Australia owes its claim to 40 per cent of Antarctic territory to Mawson, who died in 1958 at the age of 76. During the 1912 expedition, two of Mawson's team died, leaving a weak and ill Mawson to struggle alone back to a base camp at Commonwealth Bay. His feat is regarded as the greatest story of lone survival in the history of polar exploration. View more details
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Sep 5, 2013
Countries of origin : Australia
Official sites : ABC Library Sales
Language : English
Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ABC Natural History Unit Australian Antarctic Division
Summary A dramatised reconstruction of the tragic 1912 expedition of Professor Sir Douglas Mawson to Antarctica. Australia owes its claim to 40 per cent of Antarctic territory to Mawson, who died in 1958 at the age of 76. During the 1912 expedition, two of Mawson's team died, leaving a weak and ill Mawson to struggle alone back to a base camp at Commonwealth Bay. His feat is regarded as the greatest story of lone survival in the history of polar exploration. View more details
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Sep 5, 2013
Countries of origin : Australia
Official sites : ABC Library Sales
Language : English
Production companies : Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ABC Natural History Unit Australian Antarctic Division
