Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
21000
21
3-Nov-1964
IBC, GGC
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; at Redcastle Ridge between the Arneb and Edisto Glaciers
Biological sample
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
No
169.9670
-72.4333
72deg 26.0'S
-169deg -58.0'E
On a moist, gently sloping and north facing surface with a thin cover of volcanic detritus over underlying volcanic rock
10
N
150
Black and red scoriaceous basalt and brown tuffites of the McMurdo Volcanic Group outcrop extensively;
Oceanic subxerous, soil moisture derived from occasional snowfalls and melt from |
snowbanks |
-15
Coastal Antarctic
Scoriaceous basalt drift
Lichen and moss patches are extensive in pockets
Small nets
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
21 NoDsc
101
NotAv
NoObs
0
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
12-Dec-2005
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