| Summary: | This document describes the past, current and planned future South African earth science research programme in the Antarctic, Southern Ocean and subantarctic regions. The scientific programme comprises five components into which present and future research activities will fall, viz geodesy and cartography, continental geology and geophysics, continental margin geology, open ocean geoscience and glaciology. The rationale for and main objectives of these components are described. A Bibliography of publications that have arisen from the South African Antarctic Earth Sciences Research Programme is also included
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