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Long Beach (Nelson Island)

Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands

Long Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Лонг, romanized: bryag Long, IPA: [ˈbrʲak ˈlɔŋ]) is the ice-free beach on the southwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, extending 1 km northwards from Ross Point. Its surface area is 24.7 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

The beach is named after the American missionary Albert Long (1832-1901) who contributed greatly to the Bulgarian National Revival, and together with Elias Riggs organized the first translation (by Neofit Rilski), printing and dissemination of the Bible in modern Bulgarian language; in association with other Bulgarian historical names in the area.

  1. ^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
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