St. Kliment Ohridski Base (Bulgarian: База св. Климент Охридски, Baza Sv. Kliment Ohridski \'ba-za sve-'ti 'kli-ment 'o-hrid-ski\) is a Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
The base, originally known as Sofia University Refuge, was named in 1993 "for St. Kliment of Ohrid (840-916), prominent Bulgarian scholar."
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