Auster rookery
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67° 23' 46.0" S, 63° 57' 02.5" E
Auster Rookery is an Emperor penguin
rookery
on sea-ice, sheltered by grounded icebergs about 51 km ENE of Mawson Station
in Antarctica.
Discovered in August, 1957, by Flying Officer, D. Johnston RAAF from an ANARE Auster
aircraft, after which it was named.
Auster Rookery is an Emperor penguin
Emperor Penguin
The Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching in height and weighing anywhere from . The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly,...
rookery
Rookery
A rookery is a colony of breeding animals, generally birds. A rook is a Northern European and Central Asian member of the crow family, which nest in prominent colonies at the tops of trees. The term is applied to the nesting place of birds, such as crows and rooks, the source of the term...
on sea-ice, sheltered by grounded icebergs about 51 km ENE of Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in Antarctica.
Discovered in August, 1957, by Flying Officer, D. Johnston RAAF from an ANARE Auster
Auster
Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961.-History:The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester, England, as Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited, making light observation aircraft designed by the Taylorcraft Aircraft Corporation of...
aircraft, after which it was named.