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Henderson Island beach debris data 2015

Created 12/03/2025

Updated 12/03/2025

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Data on the type, provenance, quantity (density), and rate of accumulation of beach-washed plastic debris were recorded on Henderson Island, a remote, uninhabited island in the South Pacific during 29 May – 15 August 2015. Henderson Island is rarely visited by humans, thus debris on the islands' beaches may act as a proxy for the adjacent South Pacific Ocean. The island was found to contain the highest density of debris anywhere in the world, up to 671.6 items/m2 (mean ± SD: 239.4 ± 347.3 items/m2 on the surface of the beaches. Approximately 68% of debris (up to 4,496.9 pieces/m2) was buried <10 cm in the beach sediment. Up to 26.8 new items/m are thought to accumulate daily.

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Title Henderson Island beach debris data 2015
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/0903418a-bdca-462f-b3b7-67685c7b3643
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
a.bond@nhm.ac.uk
Reference Period 29/05/2015 - 15/08/2015
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[231.632336885, -24.4352813662], [231.728467256, -24.4352813662], [231.728467256, -24.3264598301], [231.632336885, -24.3264598301], [231.632336885, -24.4352813662]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Henderson Island beach debris data 2015". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/henderson-island-beach-debris-data-2015

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