A group of six Bulgarian polar explorers is preparing to leave for the Frozen Continent (Antarctica) on January 12. The Bulgarian Antarctic base is located on Livingston Island, in the western part of the continent. Professor Hristo..
Kaval-player of world renown Theodosii Spassov is the first solo performer to have played on all continents on the planet. At the moment he is a member of the 28 th Bulgarian Antarctic expedition, together with guitarist Hristian..
In 2019 we mark thirty years of presence of the Bulgarian science in the research of Antarctica, this country’s President Rumen Radev reminded at a ceremony when the national flag was presented to the participants at the 28 th Bulgarian Antarctic..
This year, Bulgaria is starting to build a new modern scientific-research laboratory in Antarctica on the place of the existing Bulgarian polar base there. This was announced by Professor Hristo Pimpirev, Director of the National Center for Polar..
Just a few hours from now Bulgarian swimmer Petar Stoychev and 15 other swimmers from 9 countries are leaving by ship from Punta Arenas in Chile bound for Antarctica, where they will take part in the first swimming race ever organized in the icy..
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..
A Cooperation Agreement between the Portuguese Polar Program (PROPOLAR) and the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute has been signed at the University of Lisbon. The occasion was the tenth anniversary of the start of Bulgarian-Portuguese studies in..
Why don’t polar bears eat penguins? Anybody able to answer this question earns the chance of being selected for the next expedition to Antarctica. In fact, the answer is that polar bears live in the Arctic, and penguins - in Antarctica...
Permanent and stable Wi-Fi connection has been established between the Bulgarian Antarctic base of "St. Kliment Ohridski" and the neighboring Spanish base "Juan Carlos I." This was announced by professor Hristo Pimpirev, Chairman of the Board of the..
The latest group from Bulgaria’s 25 th jubilee Antarctic expedition bound for Livingston Island includes two building surveyors from the Ministry of Defence cartography department. The army surveyors will continue the ambitious project of filming..
