Corporate Body
Macquarie Island Station (1948 - )
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
- From
- 1 March 1948
Southern Ocean - Functions
- Industrial or Scientific Research, Conservation or Environment and Meteorology
- Website
- http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=7151
- Reference No
- CA 1530
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Summary
The Macquarie Island Station was established in 1948 as a research station by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions. It is located in the Southern Ocean, 1500 km from Tasmania and 1300 km from Antarctica. The station is controlled by the Antarctic Division, part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475897. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 1530; Australian National Antarctic Expeditions, Macquarie Island Station. Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%201530. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 21 July 2000, Last modified: 16 March 2006
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