A review on the geochemistry of lakes in Victoria Land (Antarctica)

This paper reports briefly the concentrations of major elements of 3116 samples of lakes in the Victoria Land region. The data obtained by different works were processed through multivariate chemometric techniques to gain insight into the biogeochemical processes taking place in the lacustrine systems. Antarctic ice-free areas contain lakes and ponds that have interesting chemical features and are of wide global significance as early warning indicators of climatic and environmental change. •All lakes in Terra Nova Bay are “Sodium chloride lakes”, almost all lakes in the MCM Valley are “Calcium chloride lakes”.•The Piper diagram reveals that Terra Nova bay lake’s are (Na+K)Cl type, themajority samples of MCM lakes are (Ca+Mg)HCO3 type.•Victoria land Lakes chemical composition shows a very high variability either directlyinherits that of seawater.