12km West of Mt Rigby in a pass in the Medina Range; the site is on an undulating knoll about 50m above the saddle
Altitude:
750 m
Aspect:
WSW
Slope:
5 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
85° 32' S 156° 05' W
85° 32' S 156° 05' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-85.533 -156.08
-85.533 -156.08
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.008 0.04
0.008 0.04
Locality
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains, on the West side of the Robert Scott Glacier, about 8km from the coast in the Medina Peaks region
Survey
Mount Goodale
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Coastal Mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-20
°C
Frozen ground depth:
25 cm
Frozen type:
Ice-cemented
Frozen comment:
25cm
Geology
Geological setting:
Rocks in the area are granites and metasedimentary rocks that are metamorphosed and granitised
Patterned ground:
Surface weathering or surface features:
Oxidised bedrock outcrops but soil surface relatively young; whitish salt efflorescences on rock surfaces
Soil
Soil parent material:
Dominantly granitic till with minor gneiss and hornfels
extensive snow patches with localised thawing; soils are moist
Biological activity:
Nil observed but lichens and soil organisms common in the area
Profile Description
Horizon
Depth
Description
289a
-2
–
0
cm
surface pebbles and granules; non to very weakly stained; dominantly subangular,
289b
0
–
2
cm
light grey (5Y 7/1) sandy pebble gravel; moderately cohesive; moderately developed vesicular structure; thin white salt efflorescence on the surface; rock particles subangular and unstained; distinct boundary,
289c
2
–
7
cm
light grey to grey (5Y 6/1) sandy pebble gravel; moist; moderately cohesive; moderately developed vesicular structure; rock particles subangular and unstained; distinct boundary,
289d
7
–
25
cm
light grey to grey (5Y 6/1) sandy to silty gravel; moist; slightly sticky; weakly developed vesicular structure; rock particles subangular and unstained; sharp boundary, on ice-cemented ground