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Table 2.1
Active-layer depths and permafrost temperatures for selected stations in Antarctica, the Arctic, and alpine regions with permafrost
Active-layer
depth (m)
Permafrost
temp. (ﾰC)
Station
Latitude (ﾰ)
Longitude (ﾰ)
Elev. (m)
Antarctica
Troll
72.011S
2.533E
1,335
0.08
−17.8
Sanae
71.687S
2.842W
805
0.15
−16.8
Novozalarevskaya
70.763S
11.795E
80
0.7
−9.7
Farjuven Bluffs
72.012S
3.388W
1,220
0.25
−17.8
Syowa
69S
39.583E
15
nd
−8.2 (6.8)
Molodezhnaya
66.275S
100.760E
7
0.9-1.2
−9.8
Progress
69.404S
76.343
96
>0.5
−12.1
Larsemann Hills
69.4S
76.27E
50
1.0-1.1
-
Casey Station
66.28S
110.52E
10-100
0.3-0.8
-
Oasis
74.7S
164.100E
80
1.6
−13.5
Boulder clay
74.746S
164.021E
205
0.25
−16.9
Marble Point
77.407S
163.681E
85
0.4
−17.4
Victoria Valley
77.331S
161.601E
399
0.24
−22.5
Bull Pass
77.517S
161.850E
150
0.5
−17.3
Minna Bluff
78.512S
166.766E
35
0.23
−17.4
Scott Base
77.849S
166.759E
80
0.30
−17.0
Ellsworth Mtns.
78.5S
85.6W
800-1,300
0.15-0.50
-
Russkaya
74.763S
136.796
76
0.1
−10.4
Signy Island
60.7S
45.583W
90
0.4-2.2
−2.4
King George Island
62.088S
58.405W
37
1.0-2.0
−0.3 to −1.2
Deception- Livingston Is.
62.67S
60.382W
272
1.0
−1.4 to −1.8
