# keysites_details

Region:
Pali Aike Volcanic Field, southern Patagonia, Provinz of Santa Cruz

Lithology:
fluvioglacial deposits, moraine deposits, basalt


Vegetation:
alpine meadows, alpine pioneer vegetation, dwarf shrubs

Topography:
steep high alpine relief, flat plateaus,basins

Lithology:
metamorphic rocks, mica schists, prasinite

Human influence:
minor road constructions, turist center, tourist cable car, few mountain huts, hiking tourism

Research accessibility/infrastructure:
access by car, tourist centre at Franz-Josef-Höhe


Vegetation:
alpine forest, alpine meadows, alpine pioneer vegetation

Topography:
relict cirques, trough valleys shaped by Pleistocene glaciers, Terraced cirques with 10 lakes

Research accessibility/infrastructure:
main base at Musala peak, access by gondola and cargo lift

Other existing programs:
Bulgarian Periglacial Program (not global); High Mountain Observatories Network (global)


Research accessibility/infrastructure:
seasonal (May-August) field camp, supplied by small charter aircraft, no winter access possible


Vegetation:
moss, lichen, meadows, dwarf shrubs, bogs

Topography:
very steep glacial sculptured valley, plateau areas, knickpoints in slope and valley longitudinal profiles

Other existing programs:
NGU, DFG, DAAD, MLU Halle, Uppsala Universitet,


Other existing programs:
ITEX, CALM, IPY, Natural Research Center of NW Iceland, Geolab


Vegetation:
unvegetated surface, meadows, dwarf shrubs, trees


Vegetation:
unvegetated surface, grass, dwarf shrubs, trees


Vegetation:
coniferous forest (sub-tropical, temperate, moist temperate)

Topography:
mountainous marked with valleys, fans, cones, talus, terraces

Lithology:
quartzite, diamictite, siltstones, shales, quartz-wacke


Region:
Mount Cook, Aoraki National Park, Canterbury

Research accessibility/infrastructure:
20 min helicopter flight, 4WD, foot, New Zealand Alpine Club hut


Topography:
Kaffiøyra Beach: marine beach                                                    Kaffiøyra Tundra: isostatic raised plain, old beach                                   Kaffiøyra Moraine: lateral moraine


Topography:
23.3 km² glacier coverage, glacial cirques, glaciated valley, marginal zone of glacier, talus cones extensive outwash planes, tidal flat in the bay head

Lithology:
gneisses, amphibolites, sandstones, siltstones, shales, conglomerates, limestones, dolomites, anhydrites

Research accessibility/infrastructure:
seasonal accessibility by boats, snow-scooters or helicopters; temporary, seasonal infrastructure


Topography:
mountain plateau, steep wall, slope incision, alluvial fan


Topography:
25 km² glacier coverage, glacial cirque and accumulation plateau, glaciated valley, forefield of glacier with steep rock walls, talus cones, valley bottom with alluvial fans, outwash planes

Lithology:
schists, gneisses, amphibolites, sandstones, shales, conglomerates, limestones, dolomites, anhydrites


Topography:
mountain ridge, steep wall and slope incision, ice-cored morain ridges, sandur, raise marine terrace, alluvial fan

Lithology:
diamictite, quartzitic-sandstone intercalations, sandstones, shales, coalseams, sulphates, siderite intercalations


Other existing programs:
Forskningsradet, NGU-Trondheim, Sedibud, DFG, UTU.fi, MLU-Halle, Uppsala Universität, EU-C


Vegetation:
moss, lichen, alpine meadows, heather, dwarf shrubs, bogs

Topography:
glacial sculptured valley, platea areas, flat valley floor

Lithology:
micagarnet schists, marble inclusions, granite inclusions

Human influence:
reindeer, extensive grazing, hiking tourism

Other existing programs:
DFG, DAAD, Uppsala Universität, Vetenskapsradet, NGU, Sedibud


Topography:
exposed summits, extensive blanket peatlands, upland grasslands

Lithology:
limestones, sandstones, shales, dolerite, glacial till


