Satellite Tracking of Adelie Penguins around Antarctica
These datasets contain the results from satellite tracking the movements of Adelie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) from the following locations in Antarctica: Bechervaise Island, Magnetic Island, Shirley Island, Edmonson Point in Terra Nova Bay, Dumont D'Urville area. By the use of satellite fixes the foraging locations of the penguins were determined. See the child metadata records for further information.
This work was completed as part of ASAC project 2205 (ASAC_2205), 'Adelie penguin research and monitoring in support of the CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Project'.
Data and resources
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ARGOS tracking database at the Australian Antarctic Data CentreHTML Open
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ARGOS - Worldwide tracking and environmental monitoring by satellite home pageHTML Open
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Public information for ASAC project 2205HTML Open
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Description of the Adelie penguin monitoring programmeHTML Open
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Citation reference for this metadata record and datasetHTML Open
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PNG Open
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 1991-01-01 – ongoing |
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| Date (publication) | 2007-08-08 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | This metadata record is publicly available. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |