Turkish Antarctic scholars visit their Bulgarian colleagues on Livingston Island

The Tenth Turkish Antarctic Expedition paid an official visit on February 1 to the Bulgarian Antarctic research vessel St. Sts. Cyril and Methodius and the Bulgarian Antarctic base St. Kliment Ohridski on Livingston Island.

The Turkish expedition had the opportunity to tour both the Bulgarian base and the research ship. Members of the Turkish and Bulgarian teams also visited a glacier near the Bulgarian base, where they carried out field research.

The Turkish expedition is continuing its journey to Horseshoe Island, where it plans to conduct geological studies. Assoc. Prof. Stoyan Georgiev, a geologist from the Geological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, joined the Turkish team.

Earlier, on Sunday, the fourth and penultimate group of researchers arrived at the Bulgarian base, led by the head of the Bulgarian Antarctic expeditions, Prof. Hristo Pimpirev.

This year’s Bulgarian Antarctic expedition also includes Greek scientists Dionysia Rigatou from the University of Athens and Eleni Kitinou from the Institute of Oceanography at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.

The Bulgarian research vessel St. Sts. Cyril and Methodius (RV 421) will conduct a voyage around Livingston Island on February 2 and 3 to collect scientific samples from several locations, the ship’s commander, Capt. 2nd Rank Radko Muevski, told BTA.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov
English: R. Petkova