Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
19000
19
2-Nov-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; on Felsite Island at the southern end of Edisto Inlet
Weathering examination
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
B&W Lscp
No
169.8500
-72.4333
72deg 26.0'S
-169deg -51.0'E
| On a beach surface on the northeastern side of Felsite Island; the surface is a beach remnant, about 8m above sea level and has been partly eroded by ice from the Edisto |
| Glacier |
0
Nil
8
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
Oceanic subxerous, soil moisture derived from occasional snowfalls
-15
Coastal Antarctic
Subrounded beach gravel
Nil observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Surface pebbles and cobbles are mainly subrounded and unstained; the undersides of some stones have small deposits of salt and show minor exfoliation
Nil
19a 0-3 cm
201
light grey (5Y 7/2) sandy cobble and pebble gravel
202
loose
203
rock particles subrounded to subangular and unstained,
19b 3-10cm
301
light grey (5Y 7/2) cobble and pebble gravel
302
loose
303
rock particles subrounded to subangular and unstained.
3-0cm
101
surface pebbles and cobbles
102
subrounded and unstained,
Yes
a,b
NoObs
0
1
(NoObs)
Geoland
| Small remnant coastal beach deposits, formed either through uplift or as a result of higher sea levels, occur just above sea level in places around the coast; the |
| deposits are well sorted, form small flat topped terraces and are derived mainly from metagreywacke rocks of the Robertson Bay Group |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
1900001
19a
0-3cm
0
3
none
1900002
19b
3-10cm
3
10
none
12-Dec-2005
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