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Aktinia Beach
Beach in Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aktinia Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Актиния, romanized: bryag Aktinia, IPA: [ˈbrʲak ɐkˈtinijɐ]) is the mostly ice-free 2.7 km long and 400 m wide beach extending on both sides of Rebrovo Point on the southwest coast of Snow Island facing Boyd Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
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The beach is “named after the ocean fishing trawler Aktinia of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas that operated in Antarctic waters off South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands during its fishing trip under Captain Hristo Haralambiev in the 1979/80 season. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”[1]