Mawson's ideas of global glaciation, however, were based on the mistaken assumption that the geographic position of Australia, and that of other continents where low-latitude glacial deposits are found, has remained constant through time.
Ide Mawson mengenai glasiasi global dianggap merupakan asumsi keliru bahwa posisi geografi Australia, dan benua lain di mana deposit glasial ketinggian rendah (low-latitude glacial deposit) ditemukan, terus konstan sepanjang waktu.