TABLE 1.

Summary of the environmental samples from the Union Glacier area.

Sample	GPS	Location	Description	Depth	pH	Temperature
GU7	79° 47.51′ S/ 82° 59.14′ W	Rossman Cove	Soils obtained at 5 cm depth from Rossman Cove summit	Subsurface	6	−4.3°C
GU8	79° 47.51′ S/ 82° 59.14′ W	Rossman Cove	Soils from Rossman Cove summit	Surface	4.5	−9.8°C
CP14	79° 43.85′ S/ 83° 11.94′ W	Charles Peak	Soils from Charles Peak summit	Surface	6	−9.1°C
EH2	79°49.30′ S/ 83°20.42′ W	Elephant Head	Disagregate white rock from Elephant Head moraine	Surface	6	−8°C
EH5	79°49.30′ S/ 83°20.42′ W	Elephant Head	Brown soils from Elephant Head moraine	Surface	6	−8°C
EH7	79°49.30′ S/ 83°20.42′ W	Elephant Head	Soils obtained from the “eye” surface of the Elephant head	Surface	6	−20°C