Sir Douglas Mawson (1882–1958), an Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer, spent much of his career studying the Neoproterozoic stratigraphy of South Australia, where he identified thick and extensive glacial sediments and late in his career speculated about the possibility of global glaciation.
Douglas Mawson (1882–1958), seorang geolog asal Australia dan penjelajah Antartika, meluangkan banyak waktu kariernya mempelajari stratigrafi Neoproterozoik Australia Selatan ketika ia mengidentifikasi sedimen glasial atau es yang tebal dan ektensif, sehingga pada akhir kariernya berspekulasi kemungkinan adanya glasiasi global.