A broad valley head slope at the head of La Prade Valley, 3 km SE of Shenk Pk.; a smooth concave surface with scattered low relief Beacon Group outcrops
Altitude:
2300 m
Aspect:
NW
Slope:
13 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
85° 13' S 174° 34' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-85.217 -174.567
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.008 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:
0 NoObs
Frozen type:
NoObs
Frozen comment:
NoObs
Geology
Geological setting:
Ferrar Dolerite and Beacon Group sediments outcrop principally on surrounding ridges; valley slopes are extensively mantled with a shallow deposit of talus/slope detritus over bedrock; on warmer slopes, some minor solifluct reworking of deposits has occurred
Patterned ground:
Nil
Surface weathering or surface features:
Surface salt precipitations
Soil
Soil parent material:
Previous disturbance:
Nil
Soil weathering stage:
6
Soil moisture status:
Xerous; numerous small scattered snow patches but no thawing observed