St. Kliment Ohridski Base

St. Kliment Ohridski Station
Antarctic base
The Bulgarian base in 2012, with the new St. Ivan Rilski Chapel in the foreground and Russian Hut, Lame Dog Hut (painted light green), the Laboratory, Casa España and the Main Building in the background
The Bulgarian base in 2012, with the new St. Ivan Rilski Chapel in the foreground and Russian Hut, Lame Dog Hut (painted light green), the Laboratory, Casa España and the Main Building in the background
Location of St. Kliment Ohridski Station in Antarctica
Location of St. Kliment Ohridski Station in Antarctica
St. Kliment Ohridski Station
Location of St. Kliment Ohridski Station in Antarctica
Coordinates: 62°38′27″S 60°21′53″W / 62.6409284°S 60.3646792°W / -62.6409284; -60.3646792
Country Bulgaria
Location in AntarcticaLivingston Island
South Shetland Islands
Administered byBulgarian Antarctic Institute
Established29 April 1988 (1988-04-29)
Elevation
[1]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Summer
22
 • Winter
0
TypeSeasonal
PeriodSummer
StatusOperational
Activities
List
  • Climatology
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Geophysics
  • Seismology
  • Topography
Websitehttp://www.bai-bg.net
Bulgaria in Antarctica

St. Kliment Ohridski Base (Bulgarian: База Св. Климент Охридски, romanized: Baza Sv. Kliment Ohridski, IPA: [ˈbazɐ svɛˈti ˈklimɛnt ˈɔxritski]) is a Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.

The base, originally known as Sofia University Refuge or Hemus Base,[2] was named in 1993 for medieval Bulgarian scholar St. Clement of Ohrid (840–916).[3] The name is often shortened by non-Bulgarians to Ohridski Base,[4] and sometimes misspelled as Ohridiski.

  1. ^ a b Antarctic Station Catalogue (PDF) (catalogue). Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs. August 2017. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-473-40409-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ivanov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ St. Kliment Ohridski Base. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  4. ^ Ohridski Station. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer