Grytviken
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Grytviken is a hamlet on South Georgia in the South Atlantic. Formerly a whaling station, it was the largest settlement on the island. Grytviken is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the l
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Whaling station Grytviken in 1989
Shackleton's grave in Grytviken
South Georgia Museum, Grytviken
King Edward Point
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King Edward Point is a permanent British Antarctic Survey research station on South Georgia island and is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Grytviken
…Although it was the largest settlement on South Georgia, the island's administration was based at the nearby British Antarctic Survey research station at King Edward Point. The whaling station closed in December 1966 when dwindling whale stocks made it financially unviable. Grytviken no longer has permanent residents but…
King Edward Point
Southeast view from Cumberland East Bay, with Grytviken in the left background