Bulgarian geographical expedition to Antarctica
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Expedition route
Survey mission. Traversing the west slopes of Lyaskovets Peak
On the crest of Tangra Mountains. Catalunyan Saddle from Presian Ridge, with St. Ivan Rilski Col and Great Needle Peak in the background
Fieldwork in Levski Ridge. Lower Huron Glacier from Ongal Peak, with eastern Bowles Ridge, Varna Peninsula and Drake Passage in the background
Leslie Hill bivouac from Elhovo Gap. The hill is on the right, with Saedinenie Snowfield to the left and Leslie Gap in the background.
The Tangra 2004/05 bivouac at Catalunyan Saddle
Topographic map of Livingston Island with the bases and base camps on the island
The Tangra 2004/05 Expedition was commissioned by the Antarctic Place-names Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, managed by the Manfred Wörner Foundation, and supported by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgarian Posts, Uruguayan Antarctic Institute, Peregrine Shipping (Australia), and Petrol Ltd, TNT, Mtel, Bulstrad, Polytours, B. Bekyarov and B. Chernev (Bulgaria).
