Meanings
proper noun
- Proposed name for a sea along the Queen Mary Land coast of East Antarctica, east of the Shackleton Ice Shelf.
Origin
In honour of Australian Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson.
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APA
Mawson Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawson%20Sea
MLA
“Mawson Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawson%20Sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mawson Sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mawson%20Sea.
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