Hydrographic survey HI242 by the RAN Australian Hydrographic Service at Macquarie Island, November to December 1996

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

The RAN Australian Hydrographic Service conducted hydrographic survey HI242 at Macquarie Island in November and December 1996. The main survey areas were Buckles Bay and Hasselborough Bay. Survey lines were also followed from Elliott Reef down the west coast to Langdon Bay and down the east coast to Buckles Bay. The survey dataset, which includes metadata, was provided to the Australian Antarctic Data Centre by the Australian Hydrographic Office and is available for download from a Related URL in this metadata record. The survey was lead by LT M.A.R.Matthews. The data are not suitable for navigation.

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Title Hydrographic survey HI242 by the RAN Australian Hydrographic Service at Macquarie Island, November to December 1996
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b1fe536a-ae6f-44ae-96ec-eb1bd149f98d
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 28/11/1996 - 02/12/1996
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        158.85,
        -54.533
      ],
      [
        158.95,
        -54.533
      ],
      [
        158.95,
        -54.467
      ],
      [
        158.85,
        -54.467
      ],
      [
        158.85,
        -54.533
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Hydrographic survey HI242 by the RAN Australian Hydrographic Service at Macquarie Island, November to December 1996". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/hydrographic-survey-hi242-by-the-ran-australian-hydrographic-service-at-macquarie-island-n-1996