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Adelie penguin occupancy survey of Mount Biscoe, 1985

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Aerial and ground photos taken during a visit to Mount Biscoe in 1985 were used to map the extent of old guano and unoccupied pebble nests found in the area. The guano extended from the beach up the northern slope of the massif to an altitude of approximately 200m. Very few birds were present when the site was visited. The map was hand drawn and put into the paper documented below.
With the aid of satellite imagery, the diagram was converted into a shapefile for the purposes of mapping the potential colony extent in this location. Please refer to the Seabird Conservation Team Data Sharing Policy for use, acknowledgement and availability of data prior to downloading data.

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Title Adelie penguin occupancy survey of Mount Biscoe, 1985
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/5624366c-892c-4764-acb0-fcd6314df6be
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 29/10/1985 - 29/10/1985
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        51.293,
        -66.24
      ],
      [
        51.358,
        -66.24
      ],
      [
        51.358,
        -66.215
      ],
      [
        51.293,
        -66.215
      ],
      [
        51.293,
        -66.24
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Adelie penguin occupancy survey of Mount Biscoe, 1985". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/adelie-penguin-occupancy-survey-of-mount-biscoe-1985