Livingston Island
Island in Antarctica
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| 2023 | A. Kamburov and L. Ivanov produced a 1:25000 map of Bowles Ridge and Central Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island. |
| March 2018 | Monument to the Cyrillic Script was erected on Pesyakov Hill. |
| January 15 2017 | First ascent of Simeon Peak by Bulgarian climbers Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov, and Nedelcho Hazarbasanov from Nesebar Gap. |
| 2016 | Simon Beaufort published the Antarctica thriller novel 'The Killing Ship', which uses Livingston Island's landscape as a backdrop, including locations like Hannah Point, Byers Peninsula, Ivanov Beach, Verila Glacier, and Rotch Dome. |
| 2016 | Bulgarian Military Geographic Service created a detailed 1:2000 topographic map of Livingston Island. |
| 2016 | Land boundary of ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula shifted eastwards to 60º53'45"W, expanding the protected territory to include ice-free ground and ice sheet west of Clark Nunatak and Rowe Point." |
| December 22 2016 | First summit of St. Boris Peak by Bulgarian climbers Doychin Boyanov and Nikolay Petkov from Camp Academia. |
| January 2016 | Comparison of January snow line configurations revealed changes in snow cover duration on the Bulgarian base maps, indicating climate variations. |
| January 8 2015 | First summit of Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja Peak) by Bulgarian mountaineers Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov, and Aleksander Shopov from Camp Academia. |
| 2012 | Field work from Camp Academia during the 2004/05 season was recognized by Discovery Channel, Natural History Museum, Royal Collection, and British Antarctic Survey as a significant timeline event in Antarctic exploration. |
| October 2012 | Livingston Island Museum was established at the Bulgarian base. |
| 2010 | The VA album 'Under Heaven: Vinson Massif' used a photo of Livingston's Elena, Yavorov and Delchev Peaks on its cover, mistakenly identified as Vinson Massif. |
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