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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2001-02: VUWAE 46

*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

*Sites Visited

Site name Victoria Lower Glacier
Site location S 77° 19′ 48.365″, E 162° 31′ 55.491″
Dates occupied 10 Nov to 03 Dec
Total days (or hours) at site 24 days
Maximum number of people at site 6
Total person-days (or person-hours) at site 107
Main activity undertaken Ice Core Drilling

*Sites Visited

Site name Polar Plateau (near Shapeless Mountain)
Site location S 77° 21.092′, E 159° 52.226′
Dates occupied 04 Dec to 08 Dec 01
Total days (or hours) at site 5 days
Maximum number of people at site 3
Total person-days (or person-hours) at site 15
Main activity undertaken Collection of snow samples from snow pit

Protected Areas Visited

N.A.

Interference

N.A.

Geological Material

Location Victoria Lower Glacier
Specimen type Ice
Quantity (kg) 4700 lb
Location Polar Plateau (near Shapeless Mountain)
Specimen type Snow
Quantity (kg) 120 lb
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Chemicals

Chemical form Isopropyl Alcohol
Quantity used 5 L
Location of use Victoria Lower Glacier
Storage/release details of unused chemicals

Explosives

N.A.

Importation

N.A.

Equipment installed/left in field

The drilling hole at Victoria Lower Glacier has been cased and capped to preserve the hole for future measurements. The casing consists of a 2.50m long, 5″ diameter plastic tubing, capped with plywood. Once the measurements are completed the casing can easily be removed.

Fig.3: Casing of the Victoria Lower Glacier Drilling hole

Fig.3: Casing of the Victoria Lower Glacier Drilling hole

*Other environmental impacts

All activities were based on permanent ice surfaces. Environmental impacts were less than minor.

*Differences from original Preliminary Environmental Evaluation (PEE)

None