Locations of southern elephant seal moult haul out areas in the Vestfold Hills

Published: 2020-01-13

Results from a February 2007 survey of the Vestfold Hills coastline and offshore islands for used and disused southern elephant seal wallows. Polygons of moult haul out areas for male southern elephant seals in the Vestfold Hills. Polygons are based on point location data collected during a February 2007 survey of the coastline and offshore islands The table below gives the coordinates (decimal degrees) for the locations found, their unofficial names and the area status, whether as used or disused at the time of survey. Data were used in the 2018 Vestfold Hills/Davis Station Helicopter map: Area name Latitude Longitude Status Hawker Island -68.637360 77.840040 Used Hawker Island -68.634950 77.841310 Used Hawker Island -68.632180 77.841560 Used Mule Island -68.647860 77.825900 Unused Mule Island -68.646650 77.823920 Unused Zappert Point -68.505100 78.081020 Unused Old Wallow -68.598345 77.937185 Used Davis beach -68.577926 77.967032 Used Heidemann Bay -68.592067 77.945325 Used Black Bluff -68.571916 77.971011 Used Point data were supplemented with polygon/shape files to define the limits of each haul out area where possible. This was done using on ground experience combined with digital mapping techniques