Christo Pimpirev is a scientist and Antarctic explorer. He is a Professor of Geology at the St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

Sofia University

The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...

, with M.S.

Master of Science

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 degree in Geology

Geology

Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...

 in 1978, and Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 in 1988, both from Sofia University

Sofia University

The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888...

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Prof. Pimpirev is a doyen of the Bulgarian Antarctic Program. He took part in the first Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition during the 1987/88 austral summer, and has been the leader of the annual Bulgarian scientific campaigns in Antarctica. He is the founding Chairman of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

Bulgarian Antarctic Institute

Bulgarian Antarctic Institute is the national Antarctic operator of Bulgaria, organizing annual Antarctic campaigns and maintaining the Bulgarian Antarctic base of St. Kliment Ohridski on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands...

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Honour

Pimpirev Glacier

Pimpirev Glacier

Pimpirev Glacier on Livingston Island drains southeastwards towards Pimpirev Beach. It is situated west of Perunika Glacier, south of Tundzha Glacier and the glacial divide between the Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait, and east of Kamchiya Glacier...

 and Pimpirev Beach

Pimpirev Beach

Pimpirev Beach is the portion of the northwest coast of South Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica bounded to the southwest by Ereby Point and to the northeast by the north corner of the bay marked by an ice sea cave located 5.8 km east-northeast of Ereby Point and 1.45 km northwest of...

 on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

are named for Christo Pimpirev.