George Alexander Doumani (born April 26, 1929, deceased March 16, 2021 in Akko, British Mandate of Palestine) is a Lebanese Palestinian geologist and explorer. He joined Terra Sancta College in Jerusalem and awarded the Palestinian matric in 1948, during the

1948 Palestinian exodus In 1948 Estimates of the Palestinian Refugee flight of 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians, Palestinian Arabs – about half of prewar Mandatory Palestine, Palestine's Arab population – Causes of the 1948 Palestinian exodus, were expelled ...

he left with his family to Bkassine village in Lebanon. He went to Saudi Arabia in 1949 and worked in oil field. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley. He contributed to the

International Geophysical Year The International Geophysical Year (IGY; french: Année géophysique internationale) was an international scientific project that lasted from 1 July 1957 to 31 December 1958. It marked the end of a long period during the Cold War when scientific ...

in 1958 in Antarctica. He made other trips to the southern continent in the early 1960s. His findings helped prove the continental drift theory. Two Antarctic mountains are named after him:

Mount Doumani Watson Escarpment () is a major escarpment in the Queen Maud Mountains, trending northward along the east margin of Scott Glacier, then eastward to Reedy Glacier where it turns southward along the glacier's west side. Somewhat arcuate, the escar ...

and

Doumani Peak The Executive Committee Range is a mountain range consisting of five major volcanoes, which trends north-south for along the 126th meridian west, in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The complete range was discovered by the United States Antarctic Ser ...

. In 1999 he published a book about Antarctica, ''The Frigid Mistress: Life and Exploration in Antarctica.''

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Living people 1929 births Lebanese geologists Palestinian geologists University of California, Berkeley alumni {{geologist-stub