A raised beach surface on the coast on the eastern side of Redcastle Ridge
Altitude:
4 m
Aspect:
N
Slope:
2 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
72° 26' S 169° 58' E
Latitude Longitude DD
-72.433 169.967
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.008 0.008
Locality
Northern Victoria Land near Hallett Peninsula; at Redcastle Ridge between the Arneb and Edisto Glaciers
Survey
MZMS 166; 1960 Tucker Glacier
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Coastal Antarctic
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-15
°C
Frozen ground depth:
0 NoObs
Frozen type:
NoObs
Frozen comment:
NoObs
Geology
Geological setting:
Deposits on low surfaces near the coast are fluvially worked volcanic materials from adjacent outcrops of McMurdo Volcanics; beach deposits nearest the coast are bouldery storm beach deposits but are finer further away
Patterned ground:
Nil
Surface weathering or surface features:
Soil
Soil parent material:
Coastal beach gravels derived from basalt flow, scoria and tuffite; partly sorted and rounded