Abstract:

The Larsemann Hills are a series of gneiss islands and peninsulas extending into Prydz Bay, with an ice free area of approximately 200km 2. The area lies in the pole permafrost zone, aeolian action and periglacial processes controlled the characteristics of modern landform. The geomorphological mapping have represented many different aspects such as morphologic, geologic, chronological, genetic and dynamic ones. Comprehensive description of landforms may necessitate dealing with the above five aspects at least.