Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
101000
101
24-Dec-1964
IBC, GGC
Victoria Land, Trans-antarctic Mountains; at the southern end of the Cook Mountains in the Brown Hills region of the Darwin Glacier
Salt characterisation
USGS 1:250,000 1963; Carlyon Glacier ST 57-60/13*
No
158.4670
-79.8000
79deg 48.0'S
-158deg -28.0'E
cf. Notes for DESCR below
0
Nil
800
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
| Oceanic subxerous; the surface of the soil is dry but water is present a few cm below; water is |
| probably derived from thawing of a nearby snow accumulation |
-24
Coastal mountain
Granitic till
Nil
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
101;The salty hollow has a greyer surface than surrounding areas; precipitated salts form a thin discontinuous deposit
Nil
101
101
Not described
Yes
0
Descr
| Approx 4.5km NE of Bastion Hill; the floor of a small narrow depression in an undulating moraine surface; the site is a salty hollow about 10m across |
| distinguished by a surface precipitation of white salts; the soil sample was collected from about a 1/3 of the way across the salty hollow |
Geoland
| Granites and granodiorite rocks from the Granite Harbour Intrusives are extensive and form the dominant component of the tills; Ferrar Dolerite which occurs in |
| sills within the basement rocks occurs in lesser amounts; till deposited from retreating local glaciers is less extensive on lower slopes |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
10100001
101a
0-1cm
0
1
none
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