Mt Howe; head of Robert Scott Glacier; southern most outcrop in the world; a bouldery moraine surface tailing to the north of the exposed area, approximately 50m from the edge of the ice
Altitude:
2500 m
Aspect:
NE
Slope:
15 °
Location Data
Observer
IBC
GGC
GPS
No
Latitude Longitude DMS
87° 18' S 149° 41' W
87° 18' 41" S 149° 30' W
Latitude Longitude DD
-87.300 -149.683
-87.3114 -149.50
Latitude longitude precision DD
0.008 0.008
0.00015 0.08
Locality
Scott Glacier region, southern Trans-antarctic Mountains
Survey
US Geological Survey 1:250 000, 1968, D'angelo Bluff
Climate
Soil climate zone:
Inland Mountain
Site temperature profile
Depth (cm)
Soil temp (°C)
Notes
0
-9
sun
0
-18
shade
2
-15
Estimated mean annual temperature:
-40
°C
Frozen ground depth:
2 cm
Frozen type:
Stagnant ice
Frozen comment:
2cm
Geology
Geological setting:
Local rocks are granitic; the till sheet appears relatively recent
Patterned ground:
Surface weathering or surface features:
A rough bouldery surface
Soil
Soil parent material:
Mixed granitic glacial debris; loose gravel over ice