King Edward Cove

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King Edward Cove is a sheltered inlet on the north coast of South Georgia, historically significant as the site of the former Grytviken whaling station and associated with early Antarctic exploration.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
King Edward Cove canonical 11
King Edward Cove, South Georgia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cove ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
access only accessible by sea ⓘ
administrativeCentreFor South Georgia (historically, via King Edward Point) ⓘ
climate cold oceanic climate ⓘ
contains King Edward Point ⓘ
country British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
currentUse logistics hub for South Georgia administration ⓘ
tourist landing site for Antarctic and sub-Antarctic cruises ⓘ
discoveredBy Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ
Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1904) ⓘ
governingBody Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
hasAlternativeName King Edward Cove, South Georgia ⓘ
linked to: King Edward Cove
hasEcosystem sub-Antarctic marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasFacility British Antarctic Survey research station at King Edward Point ⓘ
South Georgia Museum ⓘ
former Grytviken whaling station ⓘ
hasHeadland Hobart Rock ⓘ
Hope Point ⓘ
hasSettlement Grytviken ⓘ
hasWildlife penguins ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
seals ⓘ
historicalSignificance associated with early Antarctic exploration ⓘ
served as a base for government administration of South Georgia ⓘ
site of one of the earliest land-based whaling stations in the Antarctic region ⓘ
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

South Georgia ⓘ
sub-Antarctic region ⓘ
locatedOn north coast of South Georgia ⓘ
namedAfter King Edward VII ⓘ
linked to: Edward VII
nearbyFeature Cumberland Bay ⓘ
nearbySettlement Grytviken ⓘ
notableEvent development of Grytviken whaling station in early 20th century ⓘ
partOf Cumberland East Bay ⓘ
region Polar Regions ⓘ
usedAs harbour for sealing and whaling vessels ⓘ
usedFor logistical support for Antarctic expeditions ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
whaling operations ⓘ
yearOfNaming 1902 ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Paget → isVisibleFrom → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Grytviken → locatedOn → King Edward Cove ⓘ
King Edward Cove → hasAlternativeName → King Edward Cove, South Georgia ⓘ
linked to: King Edward Cove
Grytviken Cemetery → locatedNear → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Grytviken Cemetery → hasViewOf → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Pot Bay → nearbyFeature → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Cumberland East Bay → hasHarbor → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Cumberland East Bay → hasNearbyCove → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Cumberland Bay → hasInlet → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Hope Point → locatedIn → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Hobart Rock → locatedIn → King Edward Cove ⓘ
Hobart Rock → hasSurroundingWaters → King Edward Cove ⓘ