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*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*Sites Visited
| Site name |
Table Mountain |
| Site location |
S77 57.631′ E161 57.324′ |
| Dates occupied |
16 - 19 Nov 2002 |
| Total days (or hours) at site |
4 |
| Maximum number of people at site |
5 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site |
20 |
| Main activity undertaken |
Repair/programme temp probes, recon, soil sampling and description |
| Site name |
Lake House (Pearse Valley proper) |
| Site location |
S77 42.101′ E161 26.924′ |
| Dates occupied |
20-28 Nov 2002 |
| Total days (or hours) at site |
9 |
| Maximum number of people at site |
4 + DV visitors |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site |
36 |
| Main activity undertaken |
Recon, soil sampling and ice core extraction |
| Site name |
Victoria Valley |
| Site location |
S77°57.011′ E161°59.350′ |
| Dates occupied |
29 Nov - 9 Dec 2002 |
| Total days (or hours) at site |
11 |
| Maximum number of people at site |
6 + DV visitors |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site |
58 |
| Main activity undertaken |
Recon, soil & ice sampling, GPS surveys, weather observations |
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Geological Material
Pit and sample locations - for more detail, see table of samples in Scientific Report
Table Mtn and Pearse Valley
| Name and Location of Pit/Drillhole/Sample |
Type and approximate quantity of sample |
| TMCV-7 S77 58.071, E161 55.623 |
1 kg ice chunks |
| PVP-1 S 77 42.405′, E161 28.881′ |
800g soil sample |
| PVP-2 S 77 42.168′, E161 30.340′ |
75 cm ice core, 7 soil samples totalling < 3kg, 500g surface gravel |
| PVP-6 S77 42.274′, E161 30.257′ |
75 cm ice core, 3 soil samples totalling < 1.5 kg; 500g surface gravel, 500g ice chips |
| PVP-16 S77 42.167′, E161 30.318′ |
78 cm ice core, 500g ice chips, 2 soil samples totalling < 1kg, 500g surface gravel |
| PVRG-1 S77 42.259′, E161 35.062′ |
1 kg ice chunks |
| PVRG-2 S77 42.211′, E161 35.242′ |
1 kg ice chunks |
| Schlatter Glacier, Pearse Valley |
1 kg ice chunks |
| Taylor Glacier/Lake Joyce tongue, Pearse Valley |
2 kg ice chunks |
| Various locations in Pearse Valley |
36 hand samples of surface lithology, totalling <10 kg |
Victoria Valley
| Name and Location of Sample |
Type and approximate quantity of sample |
| VV1-RB S 77 22.114′, E162 12.454′ |
500g soil sample |
| VV-C1 S 77 22.250′, E162 12.330′ |
500g soil sample |
| VV-C2 S 77 22.130′, E162 13.720′ |
500g soil sample |
| VV-C3 S 77 22.323′, E162 10.713′ |
500g soil sample |
| VV-C4 S 77 22.528′, E162 08.555′ |
500g soil sample |
| LB-1 S 77 22.533′, E161 54.803′ |
500g soil sample |
| LB-2 S 77 22.499′, E161 55.859′ |
500g soil sample |
| LVG-1 S 77 22.087′, E162 17.470′ |
500g soil sample |
| LVG-2 S 77 22.326′, E162 18.341′ |
500g soil sample |
| Various locations in Victoria Valley |
40 hand samples of surface lithology, 20 kg |
Equipment installed/left in field (Table Mtn)
| Type of equipment/marker installed |
2 temperature probes 2 m deep |
| Location of installation left in field |
S77°57.011′ E161°59.350′ (install Table Mtn. 2000) |
| Size of items left in field |
(2 m deep in ground, 0.25m3 on surface) × 2 |
| Number of items left in field |
2 probes |
| Date of intended retrieval |
Nov 2003 |
*Differences from original Preliminary Environmental Evaluation (PEE)
Environmental impact from the 2002-2003 season was well within the limits of the PEE which was approved.
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