Topographical and geological surveys and biology and soil sampling of the Queen Maud Mountains bordering the Ross Ice Shelf between the Axel Heiberg and Shackleton Glaciers

The objective was to establish what major rock units were present in the area and to map their distribution. Topographic surveys were conducted to enable maps of the area on a scale of approximately 1:100,000 to be drawn and used for base geological maps.

The mountains around the Strom Glacier, along the coast and in the area south of Mt Wade were investigated including the Duncan Mountains, Mt Betty, Mt Cohen, around the Cohen Glacier, Mt Fridtjof Nansen, Mt Fergusson, Mt Hanson, Bravo Hills, Mt Wade, the coast from Waldron Spurs to Mt Roth, between Clark Spur and Mt Roth and Mt Mason. The party carried a Geiger counter but no concentrations of radioactive minerals were found.