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Map Information: Map Projection: LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRID Data Sources: Map by Brad Herried Conformal Conic Projection Units in Degrees 15-meter pansharpened, true-color (bands 4-3-2) Landsat 8 OLI imagery from NASA/USGS McMurdo Sea Ice Routes 2014-15 Polar Geospatial Center Standard Parallels at 76°40'S and 79°60'S Parallels (latitude): 5' interval Image date: November 21st, 2014 Central Meridian at 166°30'E Meridians (longitude): 15' interval Sea ice routes/roads and status, fish hut and research sites, and sea ice conditions from Ned Corkran (FS&T), PGC Reference ID: ANT NAV-OS2011-004 Jeff Scanniello (USAP Surveyor), and William Ames (Fleet Operations) November 2014 WGS 1984 Datum Lines of longitude indicate True North Antarctic Specially Protected Area boundaries provided by Colin Harris, Environmental Research and Assessment McMurdo Station to version 2.0 - revised 11/26/2014 Placenames derived from SCAR Composite Gazetteer of

Rocky Point

Robot Gully

T Varcoe r a Headland mwa y Ridg Horseshoe Nausea Knob ASPA No. 130 e Crystal Bay Slope Newport Point Mount Side Crater Crater Hoopers Shoulder Seismic e Ridg Bluff er Western Tow Ice Crater Cashman Crags

Cape Royds

Backdoor Bay Turret Cone ASPA No. 157 B a c k d o o Flagstaff Point r B a Cape Royds y ASPA No. 121 Three Sisters Cones Mount Cis Mickle Is. Island

Sea Ice Edge (November 21st, 2014) Williams Cliff 77°35'S 77°35'S

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ASPA No. 155 i 0.87 (1.40) d Esser Bluff Cape g e Evans 06 B-207 Grazyna Cape Evans Bluff Junction Bay

E “Cape Roberts” Bridge T B-174 (SCINI) Camp U O 1.74 (2.79) R L L A W .13 (3.43) S 2 N Inaccessible A V E Island

Tryggve Point Turks Turks Evans Wall Head Head r Junction Bay e i D E L L B R I D G E Little Razorback c 77°40'S Island 77°40'S l a 1 .71 (2.75) 3 G .98 (6.41) I S L A N D S s 05 11 B-009 u 13 18 S Big Razorback b C e I N Island r I Tent

C 0.69 (1.11) E A Big Razorback BIG RAZORBACK M Island Junction P TURNOFF

T U R O-324 (Zodiac) Camp N O 17 10 B-292 F McMurdo F FF NO UR e “Room With A View” P T u AM n g C C o DIA T ZO e r 1.89 (3.05) Emergency a c i G l Shelter e b u s Sultans Head E r Rock Notes: O-234 has sensitive scientific equipment. Please contact before travelling in the area. ff Cli TRAVERSE t cen

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O Nunatak U T E 4.29 (6.91) 77°45'S t 77°45'S TURTLE ROCK ROUTE

Turtle Junction n i Ford Rock B-017 Hole 2 Notes: Not all sea ice cracks are marked on To Infrasound this map. Proceed with caution. o Sensor Array (CTBTO) and 1 01 .61 (2.59) Automatic Weather Station (AWS) Rodgers Point P

1.94 (3.13)

Cone Hill B-017 Hole 3

15 1.62 (2.60) B-017 Hole 1 2.09 (3.36) Seal Camp 20 Junction B-017 TURNOFF

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Castle Rock Knob Point Sheppard Boulder Cones Crater Half Moon L Crater I A Danger R Slopes T P 5 .47 (8.81) O 4.82 (7.76) O Polar Bear Point L K C Second O R Crater E ASPA No. 122 L Map Legend: T S A C 0.97 (1.57)

Roads & Routes Sea Ice Crossings Protected Areas s t h Happy Camper

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i Sea Ice Route Antarctic Specially e

Crack Crossing (flagged) H

(established) Protected Area (ASPA) l 1.07 (1.73)

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77°50'S Sea Ice Route Crack Crossing (bridged) 77°50'S r Crater

(other) A Crater Twin Road Hill 1.20 (1.93) Happy Camper (established) Crater Junction 12 0.68 (1.09) ROAD Road McMurdo s (other) Hut Point ASPA No. 158 r e rt Hut Pt a y Transition Trail System u a Station Q B LDB Junction B-134 03 r Recreational Route te Th n ) e G Wi 8 ap Scott Base Long Duration .0 19 1 ( Pram Pt 7 1.20 (1.93) Ballon (LDB) Facility Camps & Sites Airfields & Operations 0.6 21 Observation (N.Z.) Launch Pad E Hill G FUEL LINE (2014-15) A 1.89 (3.05) Research Site Runway / Skiway / Apron LDB Launch Pad H3 T B-017 (1.14) 0.71 I M LDB ROAD 500 ft Clear Zone 99 Fish Hut Runway / Skiway Clear Zone LDB Clear Zone R P Cape Armitage A O 2.84 (4.57) E O P L 1.17 (1.89) Emergency Shelter Fuel Line 2.38 (3.82) A ("Apple") C

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Notes: No unauthorized crossing 1.68 (2.70) of ice shelf transition.

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Distance Matrix: A

Distances shown on the map are calculated between the dots along O R

the route and reported in miles, with kilometers in parentheses. Field 3 km Clear Zone

See example to the right. Below are frequently-travelled distances, 1.00 (1.61) T U

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which include commonly-referenced start and end points. miles (kilometers) C

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6.92 (11.14) zones unless authorized. Route/Road Name Start & End Point Miles Kilometers H h Notes: Track vehicles only. S c r

Sea Ice Routes Closes early December 2014. S a

Cape Evans Route McMurdo Station Transition to Cape Evans 17.00 27.36 U M S (

A e Cape Royds Route Cape Evans Junction to 6.83 11.00 g B-017 Turnoff B-017 Turnoff Junction to B-017 Hole 2 5.65 9.08 G d 0.72 (1.15) E E f Turtle Rock Turnoff Turtle Junction to Turtle Rock 4.29 6.91 P el h Big Razorback Turnoff Big Razorback Junction to Big Razorback Island 0.69 1.11 S ce Evans Wall Route Evans Wall Junction to Cape Evans Wall 2.13 3.43 I Pegasus Road Shortcut McMurdo Station Transition to Pegasus Field 8.33 13.42

D TRAVERSE (SPoT) Pegasus Shortcut Road A Established Roads O Transition R Pegasus Road Scott Base Transition to Pegasus Field 14.20 22.85 S Williams Field Road Scott Base Transition to Williams Field 4.84 7.79 U S A G Recreational Routes E Loop Trail Arrival Heights to Scott Base Transition 14.20 22.85 P Cape Armitage Loop McMurdo Station Transition to Scott Base 4.84 7.79 77°55'S 77°55'S

Important Notes: Light Vehicle Information: This map may not contain the most up-to-date route, sea ice The maximum crack widths allowable for vehicles remain the McMurdo crack, or status information for McMurdo roads and sea ice routes. same as 1/3 of the effective track width of the vehicle. Check if route is suitable for wheel vehicle, track vehicle, or 6.96 (11.20) recreational use before travelling. Not all recreational routes are Light Vehicle Sea Ice Guidelines shown. Please note there is no unauthorized travel on Maximum non-established roads and may require check-out from MacOps Minimum Ice Thickness - inches (cm.) Vehicle Effective or the Firehouse. Crack Width Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 inches (cm.) BLACK ISLAND TRAVERSE Refer to the McMurdo Sound Sea Ice Report which can be found at Pisten Bully 36 (91) 12 (30) 12 (30) 17 (43) 17 (43) the locations below. For all other inquiries contact Field Support Hägglund 27 (70) 15 (38) 16 (41) 21 (53) 22 (55) & Training (FS&T) at x2345. Snowmobile 20 (51) 5 (13) 5 (13) 6 (15) 7 (18) McMurdo Intranet: Mattracks 15 (38) 12 (30) 13 (33) 17 (43) 18 (46) 0.70 (1.13) http://intranet.mcmurdo.usap.gov/seaIceReport/contentPage.aspx?id=275 Pegasus Ice Shelf Ice Temperatures McMurdo Common (I:) Drive: I:/Collaboration/Sea Ice Reports 2014-15/ Period ˚F ˚C Field Period 1 < 14 < -10 Map Disclaimer: Period 2 14 to 23 -10 to -5 This map is for reference use only. The map authors and data providers assume no liability to the accuracy of the data provided Period 3 23 to 27 -5 to -3 on this map, as it changes frequently. Research sites and crack Period 4 27 to 28.5 -3 to -2 crossings are approximate and other cracks may exist. Please proceed on all sea ice roads with caution and under the guidelines established by the United States Antarctic Program.

Kilometers 0 ½ 1 2 3 4 5

Miles 0 ½ 1 2 3 4 5 North-West White Island Scale 1:63,360 (1 inch ≈ 1 mile) when printed at 24"x36" ASPA No. 137

165°45'E 166°E 166°15'E 166°30'E 166°45'E 167°E 167°15'E