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Log of observations of seals, penguins, skuas, petrels, and whales at Davis and Mawson, 1954-1960

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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This file contains a log of biological observations made in the Davis and Mawson regions between 1954 and 1960. It includes information on Elephant Seals, Leopard Seals, Crabeater Seals, Adelie Penguins, Emperor Penguins, Skuas, Silver-Grey Petrels, Antarctic Petrels, Cape Pigeons, Snow Petrels, Wilson's Storm Petrels, Giant Petrels and Whales The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

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Title Log of observations of seals, penguins, skuas, petrels, and whales at Davis and Mawson, 1954-1960
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/9f6aab00-7294-4598-986c-1269c2c72869
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/1954 - 31/12/1960
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        77.0,
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      ],
      [
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Log of observations of seals, penguins, skuas, petrels, and whales at Davis and Mawson, 1954-1960". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/log-of-observations-of-seals-penguins-skuas-petrels-and-whales-at-davis-and-mawson-1954-19601