Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
106000
106
27-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
For soil biological examination
USGS 1:250,000 1963; Carlyon Glacier ST 57-60/13*
No
158.9000
-79.8167
79deg 49.0'S
-158deg -54.0'E
Approx 4km S of Mt Rich on an extensive undulating very bouldery moraine land surface formed by over-riding and retreat of ice from Diamond Glacier
0
Nil
800
Bouldery till derived from Granite Harbour Intrusives is widespread on the surface
Xerous to subxerous; the surface is predominantly snow free; some patches of ice in patterned |
ground cracks |
-24
Coastal mountain
Granitic till
Lichens are abundant
Moderately developed
SURFACE WEATHERING or |
SURFACE FEATURES |
Nil
106
101
Soil not described
No
0
Soluble Salt |
Concentration |
10600001
106a
0-3cm
0
3
none
12-Dec-2005
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