Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
521000
521
3-Jan-1988
IBC, GGC
Ross Island, Southern McMurdo Sound near the middle of Hutt Point Peninsula
Soil biological examination
Ross Island & Vicinity, Antarctica, 1:250 000 US Geological Survey, 1986
CS Lscp
No
166.8180
-77.8083
77deg 48.5'S
-166deg -49.1'E
Approximately 1.5km east of Castle Rock on a basaltic knoll; a rocky surface with scattered moss and lichen; a gently sloping uneven surface
4
S
225
| Rocks of the area are McMurdo Volcanics, a series of flows of mainly scoria; tuffs occur at Castle Rock nearby; Last Glaciation ice resulted in small accessions of sedimentary |
| and crystalline rocks from the mainland |
(4o)
A moist site with snow lying between surface rocks
-18
Coastal Antarctic, Oceanic subxerous
Bouldery black and some red scoria
Moss and lichen species; more abundant on black scoria than on red scoria and less common on drier north faces
Micro polygons
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
A bouldery unweathered and uneven surface; a few salt patches precipitated on some rocks
Nil
521a 0-6cm
101
light brownish grey (10YR 6/2) sandy pebbly to bouldery gravel
102
loose
103
moist
104
rock particles subangular to subrounded and unaltered
Yes
0
1
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
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