Hobart - Antarctic connections

When exploring Hobart there are many reminders about the city's connection with the exploration of Antarctica.

Mawson Place in the docks area is a reminder of the expeditions of Douglas Mawson and other explorers and scientists to Antarctica.

Nearby is a museum consisting of replica huts used by Mawson and his team.

An information board provides information about the huts.

There are also a number of statues throughout Hobart depicting scenes and animals and birds from Antarctica.

Heading South(1998) is a tribute to the explorer Louis Bernacchi, the first Tasmanian to winter in Antarctica.The sculpture shows him with his dog, Joe. Other dogs, plus seals and pengins are depicted in the scene which is located by the river between Victoria Dock and Macquarie Wharf.

The Reserve Bank at 111 Macquarie Street, Hobart also features statues of penguins

and seals and skuas in one of the front windows. These bronze statues are also the work of Stephen Walker (1984).

The Australian Antarctic Division is based in Hobart.