Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

Bulgarian Antarctic Institute is the national Antarctic operator of Bulgaria, organizing annual Antarctic campaigns and maintaining the Bulgarian Antarctic base of St. Kliment Ohridski on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The Institute was established in 1993, and comprises several dozens individual members and few institutional ones: the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski ", Sofia Medical University, and the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria. Founding Chairman of the Institute is Prof. Christo Pimpirev. [http://www.bai-bg.net/index_files/page0001.htm Bulgarian Antarctic Institute] (website)]

The Institute cooperates in Antarctic logistics and research projects with the the Antarctic Programs of Spain, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, South Korea etc. The Bulgarian Antarctic Institute is a member of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), the Standing Committee on Antarctic Logistics and Operations (SCALOP), the European Polar Board, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). ]

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