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A log of zoological observations made at Wilkes Station and the Windmill Islands, 1959-1961

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This file contains a log of zoological observations made by Richard Penney at Wilkes station from 1959 to 1961. The observations were made in the Windmill Islands, at locations such as Clarke Island, Frazier Islands (Islets), Ardery Island (Islet), Odbert Island and Petersen Island. The observations were made of, adelie penguins, emperor penguins, south polar skuas, giant petrels, cape pigeons, silver-grey petrels, antarctic petrels, snow petrels, wilson's storm petrels, terns, ross seals, crabeater seals, elephant seals, weddell seals, leopard seals and killer whales. Bird banding is also covered in the report. The download file contains the official copy of the report, as well as Richard Penney's personal copy, which includes some handwritten notes. The hard copy of the map has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

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Title A log of zoological observations made at Wilkes Station and the Windmill Islands, 1959-1961
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/379183ff-da7c-4d3c-9cb6-c91c20b6dda2
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1959 - 31/12/1961
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "A log of zoological observations made at Wilkes Station and the Windmill Islands, 1959-1961". 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-zoological-observations-made-at-wilkes-station-and-the-windmill-islands-1959-1961