Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
519000
519
3-Jan-1988
IBC, GGC
Ross Island, Southern McMurdo Sound at the southern end of Hut Point Peninsula
Soil contamination examination
Ross Island & Vicinity, Antarctica, 1:250 000 US Geological Survey, 1986
CS Lscp
No
166.7640
-77.8550
77deg 51.3'S
-166deg -45.8'E
To the west of the Hanger Building at Scott Base, 25m from the building; a probable kerosene spill site
0
Nil
10
| Rocks of the area are McMurdo Volcanics, a series of flows of mainly scoria; Last Glaciation ice resulted in small accessions of sedimentary and crystalline rocks from the |
| mainland |
(0o)
Dry at sampling time but periodically moist
-18
Coastal Antarctic, Oceanic subxerous
Reworked basaltic drift materials
Nil observed
Nil
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
Heavily disturbed site from base activities
519a 0-6cm
101
grey (10YR 5/1) sandy gravel
102
moderately cohesive
103
slight hydrocarbon smell
104
rock particles subangular and unweathered
Yes
a
Hard ice-cemented
0
1
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
51900001
51900001
51900001
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