Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
47000
47
20-Nov-1964
IBC, GGC
Inexpressible Island, Terra Nova Bay
Biological sample
USGS 1:250 000 1968; Mt Melbourne SS 58-60/9
Cs Lscp
No
163.7000
-74.9000
74deg 54.0'S
-163deg -42.0'E
A raised beach surface at the south end of the cove in which the Scott snow cave site was located, approximately 200m from the coast
2
E
15
The surface is part of a well defined series of coastal raised beaches
(2o)
Oceanic subxerous; small scattered snow patches; little liquid water available
-17
Coastal Antarctic
Old beach gravels
Moss patches and yellow and black lichen on rocks
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Rounded boulders
Nil
47 NoDsc
101
NotAv
NoObs
0
1
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
12-Dec-2005
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