A blizzard at Winter Quarters. The Mawson Base was established in the windiest known spot on the face of the globe. Winds with gusts up to 200 m.p.h. were recorded. The mean, hourly wind velocity throughout the first year was 49.9 m.p.h. Mawson Expedition 1911-1913 [picture]
[between 1911 and 1914] 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 33.8 cm., on mount 50.2 x 40.6 cm.
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