Mawson (continent)

Historical continent
Typecontinent
Today part of
Mawson (continent) is located in Antarctica
Miller Range
Miller Range
Shackleton Range
Shackleton Range
Terre Adélie
Terre Adélie
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Locations in Antarctica

The Mawson Continent (or Mawson Block, Mawson Craton[a]) was a continent that may have formed around about 1730 Ma (1,730 million years ago). It included the Gawler Craton of southern Australia and correlated terrains in Antarctica. Since very little of the historical continent is exposed, the full extent is conjectural.

  1. ^ Payne et al. 2009, p. 321.


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