On the north side of Wright Valley in the Olympus range, above the North Fork of Wright Valley; on a broad undulating and hummocky Beacon sandstone bench surface with occasional dolerite dykes; south of Mt Aeolus
Altitude:
1600 m
Aspect:
Nil
Slope:
0 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
77° 29.8' S 161° 18.6' E
77° 30.2' S 161° 0.0' E
Latitude Longitude DD
-77.4967 161.3100
-77.5033 161.000
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.0008 0.0008
0.0008 0.008
Locality
Wright Valley in the Olympus Range
Survey
USGS, Antarctica 1:50,000 Topo. Ser. 1977 Victoria Upper Lake Antarctica
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Central Mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-28
°C
Frozen ground depth:
0 cm
Frozen type:
Frozen comment:
Geology
Geological setting:
Dolerite feeder dykes are the source for dolerite caps in the peaks of the Olympus Range; the dolerite surface is probably feldsenmeer
Patterned ground:
Nil
Surface weathering or surface features:
Soil
Soil parent material:
Fragmented dolerite
Previous disturbance:
Nil
Soil weathering stage:
Soil moisture status:
Extensive snow cover from recent snow falls but little thawing; the soil surface is dry