Meyer Desert

From 2010-12-14 Meyer Desert

Our last field trip of the season was to Meyer Desert. As far as I know, this is the southernmost bare-earth desert on the planet at more than 85 degrees south. This desert is surrounded by glaciers and is basically a bare patch of rock and soil that is sticking up through the ice. The rocks here are really old, and have been eroded by wind and blowing sand.

From 2010-12-14 Meyer Desert

Wind eroded rocks, like the one above, are called ventifacts.