King Edward Point

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King Edward Point is a small British Antarctic Survey research station and administrative settlement on South Georgia that serves as the capital of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
research station
settlement
administeredBy British Antarctic Survey
capitalOf South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
continent Antarctica region
linked to: Antarctica
country South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
governingBody Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
hasClimate subpolar oceanic climate
hasFunction administrative centre
capital
research station
hasPopulationType administrative staff
seasonal researchers
hasPort small harbour
legalStatus British Overseas Territory capital
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

South Georgia
locatedOn Cumberland East Bay
north coast of South Georgia
namedAfter King Edward VII
linked to: Edward VII
near Grytviken
partOf British Overseas Territories
primaryLanguage English
sovereignState United Kingdom
timezone South Georgia Time
usedBy British Antarctic Survey
Government officers
usedFor environmental monitoring
fisheries research
logistical support for South Georgia
UTCOffset UTC−02:00

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Grytviken hasNearbyFeature King Edward Point
Grytviken hasTouristAttraction Shackleton’s grave
linked to: King Edward Point
Allardyce Range nearestSettlement King Edward Point
Zavodovski Island administrativeCenter King Edward Point (territorial capital, not on island)
linked to: King Edward Point
King Edward Cove contains King Edward Point
King Edward Point research station location King Edward Point
South Georgia Time appliesTo King Edward Point
Cumberland East Bay hasNearbySettlement King Edward Point
Cumberland East Bay hasNearbyPoint King Edward Point
Cumberland Bay hasMouthNear King Edward Point
Mount Sugartop hasNearbyFeature King Edward Point