David McGonigal (born 1950) is an award winning Australian travel writer, a widely-translated author and an internationally-exhibited photographer. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a past President of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. McGonigal has visited Antarctica more than 80 times (many as Expedition Leader) as well as making 20 trips to the Arctic including passing through both the Northwest and Northeast Passage...
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David McGonigal (born 1950) is an award winning Australian travel writer, a widely-translated author and an internationally-exhibited photographer. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a past President of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. McGonigal has visited Antarctica more than 80 times (many as Expedition Leader) as well as making 20 trips to the Arctic including passing through both the Northwest and Northeast Passages and circumnavigating Svalbard.
McGonigal was born in New South Wales, grew up in Singleton, NSW and attended Newington College (1966-1967). He studied Arts/Law at Sydney University (1968-1975) graduating in Arts in 1971 and Law in 1975.
McGonigal has led Antarctica courses at the University of Sydney with guest lecturers Sir Edmund Hillary, Andrew Denton, Lincoln Hall and Phillip Law and has taken tours of Antarctica for the university.
McGonigal has twice travelled around the world on a motorcycle and, in 1998, was the first person ever to...
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