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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2005-06: VUWAE 50
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*Sites Visited (please fill in a box for each site visited)
| Site name | Victoria |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | Central to lower Victoria Valley |
| Dates occupied | 14.11.05-20.11.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 6 days |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 3 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 6 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Granite sampling, ice sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | no |
| Site name | Central Victoria Valley |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | At 77.37824773°S, 162.21840204°E. Polygon in Victoria Valley. |
| Dates occupied | 20.11.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 4 hours |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 3 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 1 day |
| Main activity undertaken | Soil profile sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | no |
| Site name | Wright Valley |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | Central to lower Wright Valley |
| Dates occupied | 20.11.05-25.11.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 5 days |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 3 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 5 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Granite sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | no |
| Site name | Hart Ash |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | Around 77.49694956°S and 162.37238330°E, located between Hart Glacier and Goodspeed Glacier in Wright Valley. About 100 m2 of ash occurrence. |
| Dates occupied | 22.11.05-23.11.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 16 |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 3 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 4 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Soil profile sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | minor surface disturbance |
| Site name | Central Beacon Valley |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | 77.84823127°S 160.60356494°E, a polygon in central Beacon Valley close to the MetStation |
| Dates occupied | 28.11.05-29.11.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 2 days |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 4 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 3 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Soil profile sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | minor surface disturbation |
| Site name | Mullins Glacier |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | Around 77.88421663°S, 160.54304995°E, debris covered glacier in Beacon Valley |
| Dates occupied | 30.11.05-2.12.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 12 hours |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 2 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 2.5 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Soil profile sampling, bulk soil sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | no |
| Site name | Beacon Valley |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | (77.86343143°S, 160.59164261°E); whole Beacon V. |
| Dates occupied | 25.11.05-2.12.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 7 days |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 2 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 7 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Granite sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | no |
| Site name | Kennar Valley |
| Site location (coordinates/description) | Kennar Valley |
| Dates occupied | 3.12.05-7.11.05 |
| Total days (or hours) at site | 2 days |
| Maximum number of people at site (your event) | 4 |
| Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 3 days |
| Main activity undertaken | Granite sampling |
| Cumulative impacts observed | no |
Geological Material
| Location (coordinates if available) | weight | |||
| Hart Ash | 77.49694956S | 162.3723833E | 4 | |
| Hart Ash | 77.49596251S | 162.37243778E | 3 | |
| Hart Ash | 77.49624859S | 162.37364142E | 2 | |
| Hart Ash | 77.49582731S | 162.37311353E | 3.6 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.90286116S | 160.59456361E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.89881815S | 160.58747311E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.89552281S | 160.58025009E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.89235939S | 160.57461745E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.89052702S | 160.57097208E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.88660337S | 160.56343926E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.88344541S | 160.5584449E | 1.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.8864333S | 160.55063331E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.88421663S | 160.54304995E | 0.5 | |
| Beacon V. | 77.84823127S | 160.60356494E | 3.5 | |
| Victoria V. | 77.37824773S | 162.21840204E | 1.5 | |
| Victoria V. | - | - | 5 | |
| Beacon V. | - | - | 25 | |
| Kennar V. | - | - | 5 | |
| Wright V. | - | - | 5 | |
| Specimen type | Soil, rocks | |||
| Quantity (kg) | 68.1 kg |
Disturbance to ice-free areas
| Location (coordinates if available) | Hart Ash | 77.49694956S | 162.37238330E |
| Hart Ash | 77.49596251S | 162.37243778E | |
| Hart Ash | 77.49624859S | 162.37364142E | |
| Hart Ash | 77.49582731S | 162.37311353E | |
| Beacon V. | 77.84823127S | 160.60356494E | |
| Victoria V. | 77.37824773S | 162.21840204E | |
| Nature of disturbance | Soil pit (one each site) | ||
| Approximate area of disturbance (m2) | 12 m2 (12 / 6 sites = 2 m2 each site) | ||
| Evidence of previous site use | no | ||