The participants in the 32 nd Bulgarian Antarctic expedition have reached Livingstone Island, and their principal aim, parallel with their scientific projects, is to build a new laboratory block. One of them is Petar Sapundjiev, who has a PhD in..
The Bulgarian scientific research ship Saints Cyril and Methodius is to set sail from Varna for Antarctica in the first days of November to take part in the 32 nd national Polar expedition on the icy continent. Bulgaria has had a base in..
Today, June 21, is the premiere of the book "The Cretaceous Evolution of Livingstone Island, Antarctica" by Bulgarian polar researcher Prof. Hristo Pimpirev. The Bulgarian Antarctic Institute (BAI) has announced that the presentation is from 6:00 p.m.,..
The first Bulgarian research expedition took place 35 years ago when in the austral summer season of 1987-1988 six Bulgarian scientists participated in projects with the British Antarctic Survey and the Soviet Institute for Antarctic and Arctic..
The ship Danuvina Alacris – the Living Danube – a replica of a Roman navis lusoria has successfully navigated the distance from Vidin to Lom along the Bulgarian shore. It took two years to build the ship in Germany, applying an ancient 4..
At a ceremony, President Rumen Radev handed the national flag to the 30 th consecutive national expedition to Antarctica. “Nobody has any doubts anymore that the observations and scientific research in Antarctica are a key to the..
Today, the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev will present the national flag to the researchers of the 30th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition before their departure for the Ice Continent . In their jubilee expedition, the Bulgarian researchers will work..
The six Bulgarian polar explorers from the 29th National Antarctic Expedition are expected to arrive on Livingston Island on February 25th and open the season at St. Kliment Ohridski's base . The group of scientists whose number has been reduced because..
The 29th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition departs from Sofia on January 30th. Due to the pandemic, the crew has been reduced to 6 people needed for the maintenance of the "St. Kliment Ohridski” base on Livingston Island. Without..
The first group from the 27 th Bulgarian Antarctic expedition – a logistics team of eight, plus two biologists - is setting out for the South Pole on 9 November. Another three groups of expedition members will leave in December and January. This..
