摘要
It has been vague whether the soil-forming processes include calcification or decalcificationin Antarctic Peninsula and its adjacent islands. Everett （1976） reported that carbonate in soilsderived from limestone in the South Shetland Islands; but Bockheim （1990） considered thatcarbonation is maximized in the region. There are no published data reporting CaCO<sub>3</sub> con-tent of soils in Fildes Peninsula. Based on the results of soil survey and test in the area, thisnote shows the CaCO<sub>3</sub> origin of the present soils, and discusses the relationship between thetransference of CaCO<sub>3</sub> and soil-forming environment.
