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.
King Edward Point
Southeast view from Cumberland East Bay, with Grytviken in the left background
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
King Edward Point
…settlement is the second smallest capital in the world by population, after Ngerulmud in Palau. King Edward Point was named in honour of King Edward VII. Grytviken (pot cove in Norwegian and Swedish) is nearby and was named after sealers' trywork. Both of these are along the King Edward Cove. The Post Office in…
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Whaling station Grytviken in 1989
Shackleton's grave in Grytviken
South Georgia Museum, Grytviken