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National Report 2018

This report highlights the 30th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition and the ongoing activities including place naming, documentaries, public events, and books. It showcases the significant contributions of Bulgaria in Antarctic exploration.

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National Report 2018

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  1. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— National Report 2018 BULGARIA Lyubomir Ivanov APCBG  IMI-BAS

  2. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— 30th Anniversary First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition November 1987–May 1988 Alexander Island: Borislav Kamenov Christo Pimpirev (teamed up with Philip Nell and Peter Marquis, BAS) Livingston Island: Asen Chakarov Zlatil Vergilov Nikolay Mihnevski Stefan Kaloyanov (transported by the Soviet research ship Mihail Somov)

  3. First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Field work on Alexander Island Photo: P. Marquis

  4. First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Lizard Nunatak Camp Photo: P. Marquis

  5. C. Pimpirev and B. Kamenov Cape Vostok, Alexander Island January 1988 Photo: P. Marquis

  6. The site of the Bulgarian base on Livingston Island, April 1988: On the right is the future Lame Dog Hut, HSM No. 91 Photo: Z. Vergilov

  7. The Bulgarian base in 2012 Photo: N. Ivanova

  8. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— Activities June2017–June2018 Place naming Popularizing Antarctica and the 30th Anniversary of the First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition: documentaries, exhibitions, publications etc.

  9. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— Place naming Thirty-two new names added to the Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Mostly focused on areas explored by the First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Geographic distribution: Northern Alexander Island 81% South Shetland Islands 19% Origins of names: Bulgarian settlements 37%, Bulgarian geography (other) 16%, Antiquity 19%, Bulgarian history and culture 28%

  10. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— Documentaries E. Konstantinova. An Antarctic Summer. May 2018 T. Atanasova and B. Dimova. 25 Steps Into the Future. Sofia, June 2017

  11. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— Public events Public lectures and discussion with the participation of Christo Pimpirev (Bulgarian Antarctic Institute), Peter Marquis (British Antarctic Survey), Antonio Quesada (Comité Polar Español) and Quentin Cooper (BBC). Sofia, May 2018 25th Antarctic Expedition. Photography exhibition. Sofia, June 2017

  12. 2018 SCAR SCAGIMeeting Davos18 June2018 ——————————————————————————————— Books C. Pimpirev. Antarctica: The Cold South. Avliga Publishers, 2017. 200 pp. (English, Bulgarian) G. Lapteva. Terra Australis Incognita. Sofia University Press, 2017. 224 pp. (English, Bulgarian)

  13. Thank you!

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