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Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins in the Dumont Durville Area, Antarctica

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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This dataset contains the results from satellite tracking the movements of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in the Dumont D'urville region, Antarctica. By the use of satellite fixes the foraging locations of the penguins were determined. Monitoring occurred during the 1995-1996 summer season. This work was compeleted as part of ASAC project 2205 (ASAC_2205), &Adélie penguin research and monitoring in support of the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Project&.

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Title Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins in the Dumont Durville Area, Antarctica
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/77cb4494-55ac-46c0-88eb-aead68ab37cb
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/11/1995 - 31/03/1996
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        136.0,
        -67.0
      ],
      [
        144.0,
        -67.0
      ],
      [
        144.0,
        -64.0
      ],
      [
        136.0,
        -64.0
      ],
      [
        136.0,
        -67.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins in the Dumont Durville Area, 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-in-the-dumont-durville-area-antarctica1