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The history of South African interest in the geology of Antarctica is outlined, as is the history of international exploration in western Dronning Maud Land since the 19th century. The area described falls approximately between 69� and 74癝 and between 0癮nd 5癊. Physiographically it can be divided into the ice shelves, the mountain ranges of the Ahlmannryggen and Borgmassivet, the escarpment of the Kirwanveggen and the Polar Plateau. The palaeomagnetism of some of the rocks is also discussed.