Sites of potential habitat for breeding Adelie penguins in East Antarctica

This dataset comprises a table and set of maps of all potential breeding habitat for Adelie penguins in East Antarctica between longitudes 37 degrees E and 160 degrees E. Each record in the table is for a distinct geographic site of potential Adelie penguin breeding habitat, where potential breeding habitat is defined as islands within 100 km of the coast and outcrops of ice free continental rock within 1 km of the coast.

The geographic sites were identified in a geographic information system using polygons sourced from the AAT Coastline 2003 dataset produced by Geoscience Australia and the Australian Antarctic Division, and exposed rock polygons sourced from the Antarctic Digital Database version 4.0 produced for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. The maps are grouped into sub-regions and regions, with multiple maps in most sub-regions.