ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses glacial-geomorphological features, lakes along with the prevailing climate of Schirmacher oasis and some of the field observations during the austral summer. Schirmacher oasis consists of Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic rocks and the Precambrian basement of east Antarctica is exposed in an area of 30 sq. km. Lakes of Antarctica are sensitive to changes in the environment; their sediments provide the information about past changes in climate and biogeochemistry. Schirmacher Oasis is an ice-free area of Donning Maud Land, East Antarctica. This area is sandwiched between a continental ice sheet in the south and an ice shelf in the north. The ice-free region provides opportunities to study lithology, paleoclimate, glacial process, and glacial geomorphology of Antarctica. The landscape and the glacial-geomorphological features found in the Schirmacher oasis help to understand the glacial process active in the region.
