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Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins around Antarctica

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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These datasets contain the results from satellite tracking the movements of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) from the following locations in Antarctica: Bechervaise Island, Magnetic Island, Shirley Island, Edmonson Point in Terra Nova Bay, Dumont D'Urville area. By the use of satellite fixes the foraging locations of the penguins were determined. See the child metadata records for further information.
This work was completed as part of ASAC project 2205 (ASAC_2205), 'Adelie penguin research and monitoring in support of the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Project'.

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Title Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins around Antarctica
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ec5968e3-2ffe-4b5a-8056-f177357a80e5
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1991
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        60.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        160.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        160.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        60.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        60.0,
        -70.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins around Antarctica". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/satellite-tracking-of-adelie-penguins-around-antarctica