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A log of biological observations made at Mawson, Davis and Wilkes stations between 1958 and 1962

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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This file contains a log of biological observations undertaken at Mawson, Davis and Wilkes stations between 1958 and 1962. The observations are primarily on flying birds (petrels, skuas, gulls), penguins and seals. The observed animals include: Snow Petrels, McCormick Skuas, Silver-Grey Petrels, Antarctic Petrels, Giant Petrels, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Cape Pigeons, Dominican Gulls, Crabeater Seals, Elephant Seals, Leopard Seals, Ross Seals, Weddell Seals, Emperor Penguins, Adelie Penguins, Chinstrap Penguins and Terns. The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

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Title A log of biological observations made at Mawson, Davis and Wilkes stations between 1958 and 1962
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0f0ca064-f347-44da-ba0a-e7e15e915dcb
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1958 - 31/12/1962
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
      [
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        -68.0
      ],
      [
        110.0,
        -66.0
      ],
      [
        62.0,
        -66.0
      ],
      [
        62.0,
        -68.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "A log of biological observations made at Mawson, Davis and Wilkes stations between 1958 and 1962". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/a-log-of-biological-observations-made-at-mawson-davis-and-wilkes-stations-between-1958-and-1962