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A log of bird banding and zoological observations made at Wilkes Station and the Windmill Islands, 1962-1963

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This file contains a record of bird banding activities undertaken at Wilkes Station in 1962 and 1963. It also contains a log of observations made on animals in the area, as well as some hand-drawn maps. This document was compiled by F. Soucek. Animals observed include: Adelie penguins McCormick skuas Wilson's storm petrels Giant petrels Silver grey petrels Snow petrels Antarctic petrels Snow petrels Antarctic terns Cape pigeons Emperor penguins Weddell seals Elephant seals Leopard seals Crabeater seals Whales The hard copy of the map has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

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Title A log of bird banding and zoological observations made at Wilkes Station and the Windmill Islands, 1962-1963
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8422c921-d8a5-41d4-94f9-0f7fc0e36865
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1962 - 31/12/1963
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        110.0,
        -67.0
      ],
      [
        111.0,
        -67.0
      ],
      [
        111.0,
        -66.0
      ],
      [
        110.0,
        -66.0
      ],
      [
        110.0,
        -67.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "A log of bird banding and zoological observations made at Wilkes Station and the Windmill Islands, 1962-1963". 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-bird-banding-and-zoological-observations-made-at-wilkes-station-and-the-wind-1962-1963