Scientists Begin Work at Liverpool Beach, Antarctica

Nikolay Zabov, BTA special correspondent Emil Granicharov

Antarctica,

21.01.2024 17:54

(BTA)

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Ichthyologists Eliza Uzunova and Tihomir Stefanov, marine biology professor Mark Irvine, geologist Kalin Naydenov and musician and music editor Marina Velikova arrived at Liverpool Beach, where they began to work on their projects. They were transported by the commander of the Bulgarian Antarctic Base, Kamen Nedkov.

Naydenov examined rock surfaces and recorded the resulting data. Uzunova collected snow from the surface layer to study the potential presence of microplastics in Antarctic waters. Stefanov and Prof. Irvine collected soil samples. Velikova recorded audio of the place. She noted: "Today is a difficult day to make recordings, because the wind is extremely strong." She said, however, that every second she spends working on the island is exciting, whether the recording turns out to be good or not in the end. Velikova shared that she can spend a long time in silence, waiting for a penguin to wake up and make a noise, or for a glacier to fall.

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During the 32nd Bulgarian expedition to Antarctica, which started on November 8, 2023, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is publishing interviews with Antarctic researchers. The Bulgaria-Antarctica BTA's Log again provides coverage of the voyage of the Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii to Antarctica and back and its stay there, as it did during the 31st expedition between December 27, 2022 and May 2, 2023. Back then, only BTA had a correspondent, Daily News Editor Konstantin Karagyozov, who covered the 127-day expedition with text, video and photos during the entire voyage (including across the Atlantic in both directions) and throughout the stay in Antarctica. In June 2023, BTA published in Bulgarian and in English an issue of its LIK magazine "To Antarctica and Back under the Bulgarian Flag" dedicated to the historic expedition.

Again, all of BTA's information on the Bulgarian scientific research in Antarctica and the support provided by the Bulgarian naval research vessel, as well as on the other activities at the Bulgarian Antarctic Base, will be available to all media outlets in Bulgarian and in English on BTA's website in the Bulgaria - Antarctica: BTA's Log section.

BTA has a National Press Club on board the ship and is planning to open a National Press Club at the Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingston Island.

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