Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
74000
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6-Dec-1964
IBC, GGC
Shackleton Glacier, Queen Maud Mountains, on hill slopes on the north side of McGregor Glacier
Weathering examination
USGS 1:250 000 1968; Liv Glacier SV 1-10/5
CS Pro
No
174.4330
-85.1000
85deg 6.0'S
-174deg -26.0'E
Crilly Hill on the North side of McGregor Glacier; on the upper part and West side of a broad convex sloping till covered ridge
7
SW
1,900
Low hills on the North side of McGregor Glacier are mainly Beacon Group rocks covered with bouldery dolerite and sandstone till; occurrences of blackish soil are possibly |
related to outcrops of black shale |
(7o)
Xerous; some extensive snow patches
-30
central mountain
Thin doleritic till over black shale
Nil observed
Nil
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
Yes
AA
NoObs
0
(NoObs)
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
12-Dec-2005
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