Grytviken

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Grytviken is a former whaling station and now-abandoned settlement on the island of South Georgia, notable for its historical role in Antarctic exploration and as the burial place of Ernest Shackleton.

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instanceOf former whaling station
harbour
settlement
cemeteryContainsGraveOf Ernest Shackleton
Frank Wild
climate subpolar oceanic climate
continent Antarctica region
linked to: Antarctica
country South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
foundedBy Carl Anton Larsen
foundingDate 1904
governedBy Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
hasBuilding Norwegian Lutheran church
linked to: Church of Norway

South Georgia Museum
former whaling factory
hasCemetery Grytviken Cemetery
hasFunction heritage site
research support base
tourist destination
hasNearbyFeature Cumberland Bay
King Edward Point
hasTouristAttraction Shackleton’s grave
linked to: King Edward Point

whaling station ruins
heritageDesignation historic whaling station
languageUsedHistorically English
Norwegian
locatedIn Cumberland East Bay
South Georgia
locatedOn King Edward Cove
namedBy Carl Anton Larsen
nameLanguage Swedish
nameMeaning Pot Bay
notableFor South Georgia Museum
burial place of Ernest Shackleton
role in Antarctic exploration
operatedBy Compañía Argentina de Pesca
partOf British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
population no permanent residents
primaryIndustry sealing
whaling
sovereignState United Kingdom
status abandoned settlement
timeZone South Georgia Time
usedBy British Antarctic Survey
tourist cruise ships
visitedBy Endurance expedition members
Ernest Shackleton
whalingStationClosed 1964
whalingStationOpened 1904

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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands historicalSite Grytviken whaling station
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Mount Paget isVisibleFrom Grytviken
Mount Paget nearestSettlement Grytviken
King Edward Point near Grytviken
Ernest Shackleton burialPlace Grytviken, South Georgia
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King Edward Cove hasSettlement Grytviken
Battle of Grytviken location Grytviken
Battle of Grytviken placeOfAction Grytviken whaling station
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Carl Anton Larsen founded Grytviken whaling station
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Carl Anton Larsen discovered Grytviken harbour
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South Georgia Museum locatedIn Grytviken
South Georgia Museum locatedNear Grytviken whaling station
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South Georgia Museum associatedWith Grytviken whaling station
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Frank Wild burialPlace Grytviken, South Georgia
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Grytviken Cemetery locatedIn Grytviken
Grytviken Cemetery associatedWith Grytviken whaling station
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Grytviken Cemetery nearbyFacility Grytviken Museum
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South Georgia Time appliesTo Grytviken
Pot Bay hasOriginalName Grytviken
Cumberland East Bay hasNearbySettlement Grytviken whaling station (abandoned)
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Cumberland East Bay hasHarbor Grytviken harbor
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Cumberland Bay hasMouthNear Grytviken
Mount Worsley nearbyFeature Grytviken