Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
372000
372
18-Dec-1972
IBC, GGC
Ross Island, Mt Erebus
Soil biological examination
USGS 1:250 000 Ross Island and Vicinity 1986
CS+B&W Lsc
No
167.1000
-77.5250
77deg 31.5'S
-167deg -6.0'E
Near the crater rim at the summit of Mt Erebus on the West side; a patch of warm ground with a salty surface
0
W
3,750
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
0
10.0
nd
Moist soil, many adjacent snow patches
-40
Coastal Mountain
Kenyite volcanic ejecta, ash and rock
Nil observed; results of biological examination not reported
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Soil is unweathered but the surface has a precipitation of white salts
Nil
372a 0-1cm
101
surface sandy gravel and salts
No
Thermally heated ground
0
1
Geoland
| Mt Erebus is an active volcano with a lava crater which periodically has mild eruptions; the volcano has a distinctive petrology with kenyite, an olivine bearing |
| phonolite with large phenocrysts; thermally heated ground is common on the upper slopes and possibly provides a habitat for some soil biological species |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
37200001
37200001
37200001
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