Approximately 4 km north of Mt Nelson on a high bench surface on the south side of the Koerwitz Glacier; an old moraine surface near the Mt Nelson ice tongue; this sample is from an adjacent moist site and beneath a boulder with no salt accumulation
Altitude:
1150 m
Aspect:
NE
Slope:
3 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
85° 45.5' S 153° 58' W
85° 45.5' S 155° 58' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-85.758 -153.967
-85.758 -155.967
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.004 0.008
0.004 0.008
Locality
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains, on the West side of the Robert Scott Glacier, about 30km from the coast near the Koerwitz Glacier
Survey
Mount Goodale
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Coastal Mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-25
°C
Frozen ground depth:
0 cm
Frozen type:
Frozen comment:
Geology
Geological setting:
Moraines on elevated surfaces to the south of Koerwitz Glacier show distinct age differences between the lower and higher altitude surfaces; the younger moraines clearly show signs of a re-advance of ice from the north; granites predominates but some dolerite, schist and dark metavolcanic rocks are present; this surface appears a little older than the site for 280
Patterned ground:
Nil
Surface weathering or surface features:
Some surface deflation; coarse grained granitic rocks well crumbled; dark fine grained rocks with distinct polish; some ventiforms
Some water observed in rock hollows; thaw water on some rock surfaces; soils moist in patches adjacent to some boulders; moist soil around and beneath a surface boulder
Biological activity:
Nil observed
Profile Description
Horizon
Depth
Description
282a
0
–
7
cm
light olive grey to light brownish grey (5Y 6/2 - 2.5Y 6/2) sandy gravel; moist; weakly cohesive; no salt flecks; rock particles subrounded to subangular and weakly stained