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Shallow Coastal Marine Fauna of the Vestfold Hills and Rauer Island Antarctica

Created 24/06/2025

Updated 24/06/2025

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This dataset is a description of the shallow coastal marine fauna found in the Vestfold Hills and Rauer Island area, Antarctica. The results are from various surveys in this region over a 12 month period in 1981-82, and a full listing of species (with photographs) is given in the documentation. It includes benthic, pelagic and planktonic organisms of the coast as well as those that inhabit the ice-water interface.

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Title Shallow Coastal Marine Fauna of the Vestfold Hills and Rauer Island Antarctica
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/daabe902-b1fc-495f-b2af-6b02a027d010
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/12/1981 - 28/02/1982
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        77.8,
        -68.68
      ],
      [
        78.25,
        -68.68
      ],
      [
        78.25,
        -68.42
      ],
      [
        77.8,
        -68.42
      ],
      [
        77.8,
        -68.68
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Shallow Coastal Marine Fauna of the Vestfold Hills and Rauer Island Antarctica". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/shallow-coastal-marine-fauna-of-the-vestfold-hills-and-rauer-island-antarctica