Long Beach (, ) 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.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
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.
Location Long Beach is centred at ,Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission which is 3.39 km southeast of The Toe, 6.88 km west of Ivan Alexander Point and 3.54 km west-northwest of Vidaurre Point, the south extremity of the island.Isla Elefante a Isla Trinidad. Mapa hidrográfico a escala 1:500000. Estrecho Nelson (croquis) a escala 1:200000. Por la Armada de Chile, 1951 British mapping of the area in 1968.
Maps Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968 South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968 Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
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References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Long Beach. Adjusted Copernix satellite image