Fossil Bluff Traditional Geocache
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On a rocky out crop to the East of the Fossil Bluff Hut over looking the Ski way to the south & the King Geoge V Sound
In a small contianer about 150mm long.Occupied: Intermittently 20 February 1961 to present. Occupied during the winters of 1961, 1962, 1969-75. Summer-only occupation since 1975.
A meterological observation being taken at the Stevenson's screen at Fossil Bluff, Alexander Island
Fossil Bluff hut lies at the foot of a scree covered ridge overlooking George VI Sound which separates mountainous Alexander Island from Palmer Land. George VI Ice Shelf occupies the sound and provides a north-south route for travelling parties except in high summer when the surface of the ice shelf is flooded with extensive areas of meltwater. To the west and north-west lie Planet Heights, an extensive range of mountains rising to over 1500 m.
Fossil Bluff is a forward facility for refuelling aircraft and is operated by Twin Otters from Rothera station during the Antarctic summer season between October and March. There is a 1200 m unprepared snow runway (skiway) marked by drums 1 km south of the station. Very soft snow surfaces in midsummer may make landing inadvisable.
Twin Otter aircraft ferry drums of fuel from Rothera to Fossil Bluff each summer to maintain the size of the fuel depot. The station is 90 minutes flying time from Rothera.
Fossil Bluff houses four people in comfort and forms a transit station for summer field parties.
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