ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Sweden has a long tradition in glaciological research in polar regions. Several Swedish geologists made important contributions to implement the Ice Age concept on the international scientific arena in the second half of the 1800s. After the active phase of Arctic expeditions in the late 19th century the first Antarctic expedition was performed in 1901-1904 by Otto Nordenskjöld. Half a century later the Norwegian-British-Swedish Maudheim expedition was run and became one of the first modern Antarctic expeditions. Since the 1980s the glaciological programmes have been intensified in Antarctica because of the nationally organised Swedish Antarctic Research Programme (SWEDARP) organised by the Swedish Polar Secretariat. Research is basically carried out within large scientific consortiums such as ITASE, ISMASS, ANTIME and EPICA but there are also smaller national projects. In this paper we are reviewing some highlights from the past hundred years of Swedish glaciology in Antarctica.
