Heard and McDonald Islands data collated early 1998 GIS Dataset

Created 18/11/2025

Updated 18/11/2025

This layer is stored as two datasets (point and polygon)in the Geographical Information System (GIS). Points represent landing areas, mammal, flying bird and penguin data. Polygons represent the horizontal flight limits of helicopters and areas set aside for specific management purposes.

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Field Value
Title Heard and McDonald Islands data collated early 1998 GIS Dataset
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8f6243a9-1301-41b3-9c04-474da6dc9fdb
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1998 - 01/01/1998
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        73.24,
        -53.21
      ],
      [
        73.9,
        -53.21
      ],
      [
        73.9,
        -52.95
      ],
      [
        73.24,
        -52.95
      ],
      [
        73.24,
        -53.21
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Heard and McDonald Islands data collated early 1998 GIS Dataset". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/heard-and-mcdonald-islands-data-collated-early-1998-gis-dataset1