Category: Places

About King Edward Point is a research station and administrative center located on the island of South Georgia, part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The station was established in 1909 as a base for the British Antarctic Survey, and it has played a key role in supporting…

History Grytviken is a settlement located on the island of South Georgia, part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The settlement was founded in 1904 as a whaling station by the Norwegian sea captain Carl Anton Larsen. It quickly became one of the most productive whaling stations in…