St. Kliment Ohridski Base
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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.
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St. Kliment Ohridski Station | |
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Location of St. Kliment Ohridski Station in Antarctica | |
Coordinates: 62°38′27″S 60°21′53″W | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Location in Antarctica | Livingston Island South Shetland Islands |
Administered by | Bulgarian Antarctic Institute |
Established | 29 April 1988 (1988-04-29) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Summer | 22 |
• Winter | 0 |
Type | Seasonal |
Period | Summer |
Status | Operational |
Activities | List
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Website | http://www.bai-bg.net |
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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.