Grytviken (Cumberland Bay)

Sub-Antarctic · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Grytviken (Cumberland Bay), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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November to March
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A former whaling station in a glacier-flanked bay on sub-Antarctic South Georgia. King penguin colonies, fur seals and the grave of explorer Ernest Shackleton lie beneath the surrounding ice-clad peaks.

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