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Log and report of observations of birds and seals at Mawson and Davis Stations, 1954-1959

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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This file contains a report and a log of biological observations made at Mawson station during the 1950s, after the station was established in 1954. It contains observations of emperor Penguins, Adelie Penguins, Chinstrap Penguins, Giant Petrels, Cape Pigeons, Antarctic Petrels, Silver Grey Petrels, Snow Petrels, Wilson's Storm Petrels, McCormick Skuas, Dominican Gulls, Terns, Elephant Seals, Weddell Seals, Crabeater Seals and Leopard Seals. Some data are also provided for Davis Station. The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

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Title Log and report of observations of birds and seals at Mawson and Davis Stations, 1954-1959
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/fbf1b1af-1057-4833-9cfd-559f0ce5fec7
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/02/1954 - 31/12/1959
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Log and report of observations of birds and seals at Mawson and Davis Stations, 1954-1959". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/log-and-report-of-observations-of-birds-and-seals-at-mawson-and-davis-stations-1954-19591