The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
Field work for the Commission
A stamp commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of Bulgarian Antarctic cartography in the service of the Commission
Smith Island is 20 miles long and 5 miles wide, lying 49 miles west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. It is separated from Snow Island by the 25-mil
Antarctic Place-names Commission
…most of the Bulgarian place names are concentrated in that area too, especially on Livingston Island, Greenwich Island, Robert Island, Snow Island, and Smith Island. However, two early Bulgarian names were given even in 1989 (by the then State Council, a collegial presidency) to geographical features on Alexander…
Smith island with Imeon Range in the background
A southeast view of Smith Island from Osmar Strait