At the southern end of Taylor Ridge, at the lower (western end) of a westward sloping terrain comprising a sequence of glacial retreat surfaces of differing age; a low level surface with bare areas separated by large snow patches, approximately 50m above the basin ice sheet
Altitude:
1075 m
Aspect:
W
Slope:
18 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
85° 51' S 153° 10' W
85° 51' S 153° 10' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-85.850 -153.17
-85.850 -153.17
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.008 0.08
0.008 0.08
Locality
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains, on the West side of the Robert Scott Glacier, about 40km from the coast
Survey
Mount Goodale
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Coastal Mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-25
°C
Frozen ground depth:
15 cm
Frozen type:
Ice-cemented
Frozen comment:
15cm
Geology
Geological setting:
The local rocks are medium to fine grained granite but the till contains some dolerite and gneiss indicating a more distant source; this site at the lowest altitude is the most recently exposed glacial retreat surface
No water observed, snow patches nearby which probably thaw
Biological activity:
Nil observed
Profile Description
Horizon
Depth
Description
278a
-3 – 0 cm
surface granules, pebbles and some boulders; subangular to subrounded and weakly stained,
278b
7 – 15 cm
pale olive (5Y 6/3) sandy granular to boulder gravel; weakly cohesive; moderately developed vesicular structure; rock particles subangular and dominantly unstained; sharp boundary, on ice cemented ground