Feature Name (see definition): Cargo Pond

Feature Class (see definition): Basin

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2432

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 76° 55' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 161° 05' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -76.9166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 161.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1993

Description (see definition): A pond in a moraine enclosed basin at the foot of the cliffs to the S end of Alatna Valley, in the Convoy Range of Victoria Land. This frozen pond was the site of a 1960-61 U.S. Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field party (Parker Calkin, Roger Hart, and Ellory Schempp) which had to be evacuated in a hurry. Equipment and provisions stockpiled on the pond ice were eventually redistributed by the wind and lodged among the surrounding morainic boulders. A 1989-90 New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) party (Trevor Chinn) camped nearby made frequent visits to the site to clean up the area, but also to acquire various 30-year old exotic foods to supplement their standard camp fare.

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