Abstract

The 1984/85 GANOVEX IV geophysical expedition in northern Victoria Land investigated the crustal structure in a large area between the Ross Sea and the Polar Plateau. The main geophysical programme included airborne magnetic and radio echo-sounding surveys using 2 Dornier 228 aircraft, and numerous geophysical surveys in areas of geologic significance and where magnetic anomalies were detected. The programme involved about 40 scientists and technicians based at Gondwana Station, Terra Nova Bay, and at three field camps.

The members of this event were invited to assist in the main geophysical programme, under the direction of the expedition leader. Their work included making gravity surveys, processing aeromagnetic data, and assisting in radio echo-sounding and magneto-telluric surveys.