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| Layer Id | 2744 | Name | Early Whaling Stations, Australia |
| Description | A quick map of whaling stations in Australia, as I come across them. |
Subject Keywords | history, Australia, whaling |
| Type | Site | Created At | 2026-02-12 15:37:28 |
| Updated At | 2026-02-12 15:45:17 | Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/2744 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
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Total Places
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5 | - |
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Area
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990404.08174266 | km2 |
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Convex Hull
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POLYGON((147.362022368649 -42.89407602773598,119.52438351367586 -34.33209601497534,138.6024856254874 -35.57998764953377,149.90707394335536 -37.088048450536256,147.362022368649 -42.89407602773598)) | - |
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Density
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5.0484444603684E-6 | places/km2 |
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Centroid
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POINT(139.40208431933473 -37.64781903662747) | - |
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Bounding Box
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POLYGON((119.52438351367586 -42.89407602773598,119.52438351367586 -34.33209601497534,149.90707394335536 -34.33209601497534,149.90707394335536 -42.89407602773598,119.52438351367586 -42.89407602773598)) | - |
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Most Central Place
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Portland Bay | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
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Doubtful Island Bay | - |
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Distribution
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kilometers |
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Start Date
|
1805 | - |
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End Date
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1834 | - |
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Duration
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29 | years |
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Median Date
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1833-01-01 | - |
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Average Date
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1826-10-19 | - |