Understanding　the　interaction　between　the　Antarctic　biogeochemical　cycle　and　global　environmental　change　requires　a　comprehensive　investigation　of　the　ice　sheet　and　underlying　bedrock.　An　effective　approach　to　investigating　subglacial　characteristics　is　through　bedrock　drilling,　making　the　identification　of　a　suitable　drilling　site　a　crucial　prerequisite.　In　this　study,　data　from　airborne　ice-penetrating　radar　and　an　Uncrewed　Aerial　Vehicle　(UAV)　remote　sensing　were　used　in　combination　to　obtain　real-time　and　high-resolution　information　about　the　surface,　ice　thickness,　and　subglacial　conditions　in　a　local　area　near　Zhongshan　Station,　and　further　to　identify　a　drilling　site　that　is　both　safe　and　optimal　for　the　successful　acquisition　of　bedrock　samples　beneath　the　East　Antarctic　Ice　Sheet.　By　analyzing　the　airborne　ice-penetrating　radar　data　from　the　35th　Chinese　National　Antarctic　Research　Expedition　(CHINARE)　(2018–2019),　a　potential　drilling　site　was　selected　based　on　ice　thickness　(≤200　m)　and　a　dry　basal　condition　with　no　channels　or　basal　crevasses,　to　avoid　drilling　fluid　leakage.　UAV　data　confirmed　stable　surface　topography,　ice　flow,　and　the　absence　of　surface　crevasses.　The　optimal　site　was　identified　as　located　close　to　the　western　flank　of　the　upstream　part　of　the　Dålk　Glacier.　In　2019,　CHINARE　successfully　retrieved　a　valuable　bedrock　core　sample　from　the　borehole　at　this　location.　This　study　provides　a　feasible　and　effective　methodology　for　locating　a　bedrock　drilling　site　by　using　data　from　airborne　ice-penetrating　radar　and　UAV　remote　sensing.　©　2024　Elsevier　B.V.　and　NIPR