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Hektor Station
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Hektor Station is the name of a now-abandoned whaling station located on the shore of Deception Island, Antarctica.
The ruins of Hektor Station's tank farm in 2022.
The ruins of Hektor Station's tank farm in 2022.
Hektor Station under construction (1912).
Hektor Station under construction (1912).
Hektor Station in 1912. The factory ship Hektoria (I) is in the background.
Hektor Station in 1912. The factory ship Hektoria (I) is in the background.
The Hektor Station cemetery in 1922.
The Hektor Station cemetery in 1922.
Deception Island
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Deception Island is in the South Shetland Islands close to the Antarctic Peninsula with a large and usually "safe" natural harbour, which is occasionally affected by the underlying active volcano. Thi
Hektor Station
…Hektor Station is the name of a now-abandoned whaling station located on the shore of Deception Island, Antarctica. In 1911, the government of the Falkland Islands Dependencies granted the Hektor Whaling Company (based in Tønsberg, Norway) a license to…
Telefon Bay
Telefon Bay
Looking WSW from the center of the caldera
Looking WSW from the center of the caldera
Remains of the whaling station's boilers
Remains of the whaling station's boilers
Flensing at Whalers Bay, Deception Island. By 1912–1913, the island had 12 factory ships, and 27 catchers, occupying 200 people, with 3,000 rotting wh
Flensing at Whalers Bay, Deception Island. By 1912–1913, the island had 12 factory ships, and 27 catchers, occupying 200 people, with 3,000 rotting whale carcasses in the Whalers Bay area.