For this purpose it is envisaged to traverse Tangra Mountains – something never done before, that is to climb o­ne after another all the peaks of its main range extending over 30 km between Barnard Point and Renier Point, with sixteen peaks raising to 1000 m above sea level and two of them even to 1700 m. The produced new geographic information (coordinates, elevation, ice cover etc.) will help improve the mapping of the island.



The scientific expedition Tangra 2004 is taking place with logistic support rendered in the framework of the XIII National Antarctic campaign including the transportation of equipment to the expedition base camp, Camp Academia in the Wörner Gap area.

The field work o­n Livingston Island is scheduled for November 2004 - January 2005, with preference given to an early start at the beginning of the active Antarctic season o­n the island because of the unfavorable local meteorological and ice conditions.

The expedition team is composed of two members: Dr. Lyubomir Ivanov, Chairman of the Antarctic Place-names Commission - Bulgaria and expert in Antarctic toponymics and geography, experienced in field work under the local conditions o­n the island, responsible for collecting the relevant scientific data; and Doychin Vasilev, expert in Alpine activities responsible both for safety during the work in and around the mountain massif, and for producing a TV documentary about the expedition work.

Expedition web site