Seafloor Bathymetry of Gifford Marine Park, 700 km East of Brisbane

Gifford Marine Park, located 700 km east of Brisbane, Australia, features two large, flat-topped volcanic seamounts. The bathymetry data was collected on two surveys in 2007 and 2017 by Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in 2017. This research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Use Cases

• Visualizing seafloor terrain for educational or outreach purposes based on the provided flythrough movie.
• Analyzing seamount morphology and sediment distribution based on the described gently sloping summits and sediment veneers.
• Studying potential marine habitat and aggregation points for migratory species like humpback whales based on the described ecological roles.
• Investigating mass movement features and steep cliff structures encircling the seamounts.

Strengths

• Data spans over 3 km of ocean depths, providing vertical context.
• Bathymetry was collected across two separate surveys in 2007 and 2017, offering temporal perspective.
• Collection involved collaboration between Geoscience Australia and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in 2017.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary file format is MP4, which may limit direct quantitative analysis without underlying raster data.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine bathymetric survey

Time Range

Surveys conducted in 2007 and 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 22:17:26.295154; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gifford Marine Park, 700 km east of Brisbane, Australia, on the Lord Howe Rise