Ross Sea Region Soil Sites
709000
709
2-Jan-1993
IBC, GGC
Vanda Station, Wright Valley at the eastern end of Lake Vanda
soil moisture investigation of lake edge wetting front
not recorded
CS Pro
No
166.7500
-75.8333
75deg 50.0'S
-166deg -45.0'E
| 80 m southwest of the Vanda Station Mess building on the small island on which the two disused helo pads are located, the site is located at the lake edge, 2.7m downslope |
| from site 708 |
7
SE
92
cf. Notes for GEOLAND below
(7o)
the soil is saturated
-20
coastal mountain
fractured, mainly lamprophyre dyke rock forming a sandy gravel mantle
| SURFACE WEATHERING or |
| SURFACE FEATURES |
surface clasts are mainly angular and unstained
a relatively undisturbed site apart from treking
709a 0-10cm
101
pale olive (5Y 6/3) pebbly sandy gravel
102
loose
103
saturated
104
rock particles angular and unstained
105
indistinct boundary, on saturated sandy gravel.
yes
35
(~35)
Geoland
| the rocks of the area are granodiorites that have been cut with lamprophyre dykes and form a strongly undulating ridge and gully topography as a result of ice |
| over riding from down-valley and up-valley glaciations and to a lesser extent, subaerial weathering; subsequent to glaciation, the terrain has been subjected to |
| drowning and emergence from fluctuating lake levels from Lake Vanda with some sorting or resorting of surficial materials |
| Soluble Salt |
| Concentration |
70900001
709a
0-10cm
0
10
10.90
none
70900001
48.00
9.00
51.10
35.20
2.90
0.40
0.50
0.80
10.90
70900001
8.90
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.00
70900001
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