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Log and report of observations of birds at Heard Island, 1953

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This file contains a report and a log of biological observations of birds made at Heard Island during 1953. It includes information on King Penguins, Macaroni Penguins, Adelie Penguins, Rockhopper Penguins, Gentoo Penguins, Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross, Storm Petrels, Dominican Gulls, Cape Pigeons, Skuas, etc. It also includes information from earlier in the 1960s, including information on bird banding, and bird ordinance. The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.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 at Heard Island, 1953
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d5a559e6-155b-4d10-8177-9e4d5eda3374
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1953 - 31/12/1953
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    73.5,
    -53.1
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Log and report of observations of birds at Heard Island, 1953". 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-at-heard-island-1953