Aerial photography at Heard Island 1987/88

• Other Authors: Australian Antarctic Division (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AMD; AMD-AU; CEOS; CONTINENT - AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND - AUSTRALIA - Heard Island; EARTH SCIENCE - HUMAN DIMENSIONS - BOUNDARIES - BOUNDARY SURVEYS; ELEPHANT SEALS; GEOGRAPHIC REGION - POLAR; HAREMS; HEARD ISLAND; OCEAN - SOUTHERN OCEAN - Heard Island; Southern Ocean; Heard Island; New Zealand; West Bay; Atlas Cove; Saddle Point; Dovers; Corinthian Bay; South West Bay; Dovers Moraine; Hoseason; Spit Island; South Spit; North Spit; Spit Point; Elephant Seals; walrus*
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/aerial-photography-heard-island-198788/1434750; http://data.gov.au/dataset/1ac4f8bf-edde-4141-8053-586a8753a2c1

Aerial photographs of Heard Island taken by 1987/88 ANARE.\n\nThe information below was taken from the ANARE report prepared after the Heard Island visit.\n\nPHOTOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES, 1987/88.\n\nEric J. Woehler\n\nMovie and aerial photography were undertaken during the 87/88 visit.\n\nAERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY\n\nThe aerial photography was limited to two days, concurrent with the resupply visit by MV Nella Dan during Voyage 2, 18 and 19 October 1987.\n\nA Linhoff camera was mounted in one (HRK) of the two Hughes 500D helicopters on board and two 100 metre rolls of 70mm film were exposed. The first roll was exposed at Spit Island and North and South Spit on 18 October. The second roll was exposed around the Four Bays region, Saddle Point, Hoseason Beach and the archaeological site at Sealers Corner, Corinthian Bay on 19 October. Details of each roll are given in Table 1.\n\nTable 1. Details of aerial photography (M = magnetic)\n\nExposures Height Bearing Subject\n\nRoll 1 18 October 1987\n\n001-050 300' 130 degrees M Spit Island (harems)\n\n051-102 300' 310 degrees Spit Island (harems)\n\n103-139 300' 120 degrees Spit Island (harems)\n\n140-175 300' 310 degrees Spit Island (harems)\n\n176-252 500' 310 degrees Spit Point towards Dovers Moraine (South Spit)\n\n253-303 400'-500' 300 degrees Spit Point towards Spit Camp (North Spit)\n\nRoll 2 19 October 1987\n\n020-117 040'-700' 330 degrees M Archaeological site, Sealers Corner Corinthian Bay rising from 040' to 700' (Exp 070) then down to 500-550'\n\n118-124 200' Seal harems on Walrus Beach, Atlas Cove.\n\n125-132 250' Flight path following coastline. Atlas Cove.\n\n133-136 350' Flight path following coastline. Atlas Cove.\n\n137-143 300' Seal harems on West Bay beach\n\n144-165 280'-300' 000 degrees Seal harems on South West Bay beach\n\n166-174 280'-300' 000 degrees Seal harems on South West Bay beach\n\n175-231 300'-250' Seal harems on Corinthian Bay beach flight path following coastline.\n\n232-247 300' 300 degrees Seal harems on Saddle Point saddle\n\n248-254 300' 100 ...