Resistance to toxic metals ( Hg2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cr(VI)) of bacteria isolated from rock lichen samples of vertical cliffs located on the biogeographic polygon of Ukrainian Antarctic Station Akademik Vernadsky (island Galindez) is studied. Among the Antarctic rock microorganisms isolated on nonselective medium (without toxic metals), bacteria able to grow at toxic metal concentrations lethal for the majority of microorganisms (Hg2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Cr(VI)) are found out. The studied bacteria are most resistant to Cr(VI) possessing oxidative properties in concentration range 1.25-20.0 g/l depending on the strain. Maximal metal concentrations, at which the growth of bacteria was possible, was: Ni2+ to toxic metals - 2.0 g/l, Co(2+) - 0.1 g/l. In the presence of metal ions possessing both replacing and oxidative properties the strains grew in a concentration range: Hg(2+) - 0.005-0.05 g/l, Cu(2+) - 0.1-1.25 g/l. The highest toxic effect was shown for mercury ions. One of the isolated Antarctic strains which was superresistant to high toxic metal concentrations (g/l): Cr(VI) - 20.0, Ni(2+) - 2.0, Cu(2+) - 1.25, Co(2+) - 0.1, Hg(2+) - 0.05. Thus, for the Antarctic bacteria isolated from rock damaging or bactericidal toxic metal concentrations are by 2-3 orders higher than for the majority of microorganisms.