On a narrow ridge between the Shackleton and McGregor Glaciers near Mt. Kenyon; a dolerite outcrop on the upper ridge slopes
Altitude:
2200 m
Aspect:
N
Slope:
6 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
85° 10' S 174° 58' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-85.17 -174.967
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.08 0.008
Locality
Shackleton Glacier, Queen Maud Mountains, on mountain slopes to the south of McGregor Glacier at the northern end of the Cumulus Hills
Survey
USGS 1:250 000 1968; Liv Glacier SV 1-10/5
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Central mountain
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-35
°C
Frozen ground depth:
10 cm
Frozen type:
Hard ice-cemented
Frozen comment:
10
Geology
Geological setting:
Ferrar Dolerite sills outcrop along ridges; on higher surfaces, outcrops are strongly jointed through weathering and rock surfaces and fragmental material has a weathered appearance
reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) sandy to silty granule and cobble gravel; weakly cohesive; few salt flecks on rock particles; rock particles subrounded to subangular, moderately stained and altered, on frozen ground