Thala Dan Antarctic Geological Survey Report, 1961-62

A historical report from the Australian Ocean Data Network details geological work conducted during the relief voyage of the M.S. Thala Dan between December 1961 and March 1962. The dataset is published on data_gov_au and was last updated in 2026. The original abstract is unavailable, and the data is provided in HTML and PDF formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical geological observations for longitudinal studies (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Training a named entity recognition model on geological and expedition terminology (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Correlating historical survey findings with modern satellite or seismic data (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative data_gov_au platform
• Last updated on 2026-06 27 19:11:03.578623
• Provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown
• Data format is limited to document-based HTML and PDF, which may hinder computational analysis

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Report from a ship-based relief voyage

Time Range

December 1961 to March 1962

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 19:11:03.578623

Geography

Likely Antarctic region, based on the vessel's relief voyage purpose