To Open The Sky
The Front Pages of Christopher P. Winter
Open Skies of Oceana
The geographical term Oceania is typically used for all the islands of the southern and central Pacific Ocean, including the groups designated Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia as well as Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and sometimes Malaysia. See Wikipedia for a full list. (Curiously, this list omits Tasmania — perhaps because it is claimed by Australia.) I've removed the penultimate vowel to make Oceana, a convenient catchall term for everything that comes under the standard grouping, plus Antarctica, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Here are some links.
| Oceana → Antarctica | PDT = UTC+2 * |
| Link | Notes | Update | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mawson Station |
One of six Webcams maintained by the Australian Antarctic Division. Satellite-linked to the AAD HQ at Kingston, Tasmania. Typically updates every ten minutes. Also offers recorded sounds of Antarctica. | 10M | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 |
| Oceana → Australia | PDT = UTC+2 * |
| Link | Notes | Update | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountains |
During local daylight, a very sophisticated control interface allows you to control your view of Australia's Blue Mountains in pan, tilt and zoom for up to 120 seconds at a time. Scroll down to find the camera interface. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Bondi Beach |
A nice view of Bondi Beach at Sydney, Australia. See the satellite view of the city to find its location southeast of the harbor. | 5S | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Brisbane Webcams |
More than 26 webcams display traffic and other areas for Brisbane, plus some surrounding locations. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Dickson's Inlet |
The village of Port Douglas is located 60km north of Cairns International Airport, in Tropical North Queensland Australia. Port Douglas boasts a superb tropical climate all year round and is the perfect place to holiday and get away from it all. There's a gallery of photographs, but no more webcam. | 30S | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Victoria Harbor |
The port of Melbourne, Australia removed these cameras when the provider's contract ended, since they did not support operations of the port. | 60S | **** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Hobart, Tasmania |
Hobart, Tasmania Live presented by Rose Bay High School in Lindisfarne. A clean, uncluttered image available in four sizes: Tiny, small, medium and large. Tiny is half the width of a 1024x768 screen. Also links to 8 other Tasmania webcams. | UIU | **** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 |
| Oceana → Indonesia | PDT = UTC+2 * |
| Link | Notes | Update | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bali, Indonesia |
One of the rare webcams in Indonesia. Located in Nusa Dua, it is aiming west, directly toward Jimbaran. The image is updated every 30 minutes and the pictures of the last 24 hours are available — as is Accuweather information. The main picture as well as the thumbnails will refresh automatically when the timer that you see here in red reaches 0. Our webcam is located in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, and is facing north east, looking toward Sanur and Nusa Penida Island. When the weather is clear and the polution rate not too high, you can even see Mount Agung in the background, which is the highest montain on Bali at about 3,142 meters. Gunung Agung last erupted in 1963-64 and is still active, with a large and very deep crater which occasionally belches smoke and ash. From a distance, the mountain appears to be perfectly conical, despite the existence of the large crater. |
30M | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 |
| Oceana → Malaysia | PDT = UTC+2 * |
| Link | Notes | Update | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur |
The government of Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia, offers 24 traffic cameras for its citizens — and the world. You can, using a map or a menu, select one of the cameras and direct it to supply either a still image or streaming video. This is the most sophisticated traffic-cam system I've seen. However, it seems to be turned off on weekends. It also requires you to install an Active-X component. | NRT | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 |
| Oceana → New Caledonia | PDT = UTC+2 * |
| Link | Notes | Update | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nouméa | A view of Nouméa, capital of New Caledonia in the Pacific. The description is in German, which being Babelfished means: "Nouméa is the capital of the French part of Neukaledonien, an archipelago in the Pacific. The city lies on the Hauptinsel Grand Terre, where a majority of the population Neukaledoniens lives. The earthTV camera makes a great view over Nouméa town center, the lagoon, which Marina and the Anse Vata Bay with their are enough, for white sand beaches possible. In addition is to be seen hippodromes, where many meetings take place. As contrast to the beach the earthTV camera of pictures of the neukaledonischen mountain world in catches above all the impressive massif rock Mont Dore ('golden Berg')." Verstehen Sie? | NRT | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 |
| Oceana → New Zealand | PDT = UTC+2 * |
| Link | Notes | Update | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Sky |
Sky over Auckland, New Zealand (delayed static image with weather data) | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Coronet Peak |
Pictures of the Queenstown, New Zealand area. The webcam died in 2007; the owner has not announced a replacement, even though the image seems to be current. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Dunedin City |
At least eight webcams around the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, operated by the city council (not all function.) | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Nelson | A panorama view of the city of Nelson, New Zealand, taken from Bishopdale. Nelson is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand, situated in a region often known as Nelson Bays or the "Top of the South". Needs a modern browser. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Kermadec Islands Volcano |
"The New Zealand GeoNet Project provides real-time monitoring and data collection for rapid response and research into earthquake, volcano, landslide and tsunami hazards." See the Geonet Home Page Ngauruhoe (1978m) is part of a single complex that also includes Ruapehu and Tongariro. It erupted last in 1977. Ngauruhoe is at alert level 0: Dormant. |
UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Ngauruhoe Volcano |
"The New Zealand GeoNet Project provides real-time monitoring and data collection for rapid response and research into earthquake, volcano, landslide and tsunami hazards." See the Geonet Home Page Ngauruhoe (1978m) is part of a single complex that also includes Ruapehu and Tongariro. It erupted last in 1977. Ngauruhoe is at alert level 0: Dormant. |
UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Okataina Volcano |
"The New Zealand GeoNet Project provides real-time monitoring and data collection for rapid response and research into earthquake, volcano, landslide and tsunami hazards." See the Geonet Home Page Ngauruhoe (1978m) is part of a single complex that also includes Ruapehu and Tongariro. It erupted last in 1977. Ngauruhoe is at alert level 0: Dormant. |
UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Ruapehu Volcano |
Ruapehu (2797m) lies on the ???. It is the product of at least 4 eruptive episodes beginning 200,000 years ago. It has erupted 50 times since 1861; the last major eruption was in 1975, and the last known eruption was in 1997. Ruapehu is at alert level 1: Signs of unrest, but no significant seismicity. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Taranaki/Egmont Volcano |
Taranaki (also known as Egmont) rises to a height of 2518m on the west shore of New Zealand's North Island. It is that country's youngest and most symmetric volcano, only 10,000 years old; the last major eruption was in 1755. Taranaki is at alert level 1: Signs of unrest, but no significant seismicity. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Tongariro Volcano |
The Tongariro complex contains multiple volcanic cones; the largest and most famous, Ngauruhoe, last erupted in 1975. An eruptive episode is currently under way at Tongariro itself. Tongariro erupted twice in 2012 (6 August and 21 November). Since then the volcano has been in a state of volcanic unrest. Steam and gas plumes are seen most days. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| White Island Volcano |
White Island (321m) lies 50 km off the North Island in the Bay of Plenty. Collapse of the crater wall in 1914 buried workers at a sulfur mine; the last known eruption was in 2001. White Island is at alert level 1: Signs of unrest, but no significant seismicity. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Wellington Harbor |
Colin B. has now discontinued his camera. However, I'm leaving the link for now, since it still provides a good still image and a redirect. | N/A | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
| Wellington Harbor |
This is where Colin B.'s site redirects. It has a similar view of Wellington Harbor, and it links to a number of other cameras as well. Click on the tabs. | UIU | *** |
| Checked 20 Apr 16 | |||
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