Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
311000
311
18-Nov-1972
IBC, GGC
Taylor Dry Valley, McMurdo Dry Valley region near Lake Bonney
Salt examination
USGS 1:50,000 Antarctic Topo. Ser. Lake Bonney Quadrangle
No
162.4670
-77.7000
77deg 42.0'S
-162deg -28.0'E
Approximately 1km W from the NE end of Lake Bonney in a gully
7
SE
250
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
(7o)
Site possibly influenced by periodic water flows
-23
Central Mountain
Surface salt sample only
Nil observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Rounded surface boulders
Nil
311 0
101
Salt sample only
102
soil not described
Yes
a
0
Geoland
| Rocks of the area are granite and dolerite and there is a complex glacial history; some small gullies are formed below a few of the alpine glaciers as a result of |
| water flows during thawing and recessional stages; rounded boulders in the gullies indicate that water flows in the past may have been significant; the gullies |
| now accumulate snow which adds to the capacity for thaw stream flow |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
31100001
31100001
31100001
12-Dec-2005
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