The geology of the Northern Britannia Range between the Hatherton and Byrd Glaciers

A four man team man-hauled a Nansen sledge down the Hatherton Glacier, making measurements of hard rocks outcropping within the northern Britannia Range along the way. A geological outcrop map was produced, the general geology of the area was described and a number of stratigraphic columns through formations of the Beacon Super Group were described to establish their environments of deposition and the structure and petrology of dolerite intrusions.

Once the mapping of the range had been completed a number of short visits were made to the Cook and Darwin Mountains to the north and to the area south of the Byrd Glacier, the Churchill Mountains. Detailed studies were made of the Beacon sandstones and their contact with the underlying basement rocks. The glacial history of the area was determined by studying the soils for their age and weathering characteristics.