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

Notes and observations made of seals, penguins and skuas in the Mawson and Davis regions, 1954-1960

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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

This log contains notes and observations of many biological species from the Mawson and Davis areas, collected between 1954 and 1960. Species include, Crabeater Seals, Weddell Seals, Ross Seals, Leopard Seals, Elephant Seals, Adelie Penguins, Emperor Penguins and Skuas. The hard copy of the log has been archived by the Australian Antarctic Division library.

Files and APIs

Tags

Additional Info

Field Value
Title Notes and observations made of seals, penguins and skuas in the Mawson and Davis regions, 1954-1960
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/54be7ea9-61b8-4e54-93ab-fb6812aaa8b8
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 13/02/1954 - 31/03/1960
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        60.0,
        -68.0
      ],
      [
        80.0,
        -68.0
      ],
      [
        80.0,
        -65.0
      ],
      [
        60.0,
        -65.0
      ],
      [
        60.0,
        -68.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Notes and observations made of seals, penguins and skuas in the Mawson and Davis regions, 1954-1960". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/notes-and-observations-made-of-seals-penguins-and-skuas-in-the-mawson-and-davis-regio-1954-19601