VLF #2

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 1103

75º 34' 45" S

110º 47' 04" W

735 METERS

STANFORD UNIVERSITY TRAVERSE

1960-61 Season

Dale R. Reed

Solar position at VLF #2 is the horizontal datum used to determine the horizontal positions of selected intersected map control points on Mount Murphy.

Elevations determined by altimeter traverse based on Byrd Station elevation of 1530 meters..

Wild T-2 used for angular measurements.

Located approximately 26 km S of the summit of Mount Murphy on snow surface.

Station mark - unmonumented snow station.

Surveyed 1960-61.

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of VLF #2. (Adjusted to Byrd Station Traverse 1959-60)

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level. (Adjusted to Byrd Station Traverse 1959-60)

Not photo-identifiable.

VLF #2 established by personnel attached to the Stanford University airborne Very Low Frequency (VLF) project.