About Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson was born in 5th May 1882 in Shipley, West Yorkshire
He died 14th October 1958 at the age 76.
He was an Australian Antarctic explorer and geologist.
He lead a crew of 16 men and a pack of huskies
After a few weeks in South Antarctica they didn’t have any more food supplies left and started to eat the huskies.After a few days, many of the crew suffered from frostbite.
Many had died but the most survived. But luck wasn’t coming their way, little did they know that the husky liver they ate contained large amounts of Vitamin A, which is contagious to humans.
Using their remaning strength, a miracle occurred, Mawson and the remaining six men of his crew had survuived and made it back to Cape Denison.
In 1916 the American Geographical Society awarded Mawson the David Livingstone Centenary Medal.
Well done Ken! Again, I hope this text is all your own words and not copied from the internet!
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