From Australian Oceans Data Network
JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

Historical Adelie penguin breeding colony maps in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica, 1981/82

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

JSON format icon JSON RDF format icon RDF ISO19115-3 XML

The dataset comprises scanned copies of the boundaries of Adelie penguin breeding colonies and sections of island coastlines made from aerial photographs taken between 9-15 December 1981. The original tracings by Michael Whitehead were scanned by Colin Southwell.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Historical Adelie penguin breeding colony maps in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica, 1981/82
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/10f6ab1b-3a32-4d6d-b453-9dab46d56121
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/11/1981 - 31/01/1982
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        73.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        86.0,
        -70.0
      ],
      [
        86.0,
        -67.0
      ],
      [
        73.0,
        -67.0
      ],
      [
        73.0,
        -70.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Historical Adelie penguin breeding colony maps in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica, 1981/82". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/historical-adelie-penguin-breeding-colony-maps-in-prydz-bay-east-antarctica-1981-82