King Edward Cove
King Edward Cove is a locality in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. King Edward Cove is situated nearby to the locality Brown Flats, as well as near Cumberland East Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Gull Lake.
South Georgia Museum
Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The South Georgia Museum is situated in Grytviken, near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Gull Lake
Reservoir
Gull Lake is a lake, 0.15 nautical miles in diameter, lying close to the southwest shore of King Edward Cove, 0.5 nautical miles south of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.
Norwegian Anglican Church
Church
Photo: nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0.
The Norwegian Anglican Church, sometimes known as the Whalers Church, and as the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and casually as the Grytviken Church, is a church in Grytviken, South Georgia, built in 1913.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King Edward Point and Discovery Point.
King Edward Point
Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.
Grytviken
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on South Georgia Island. It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.
King Edward Cove
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Susa Point”
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.29271° or 54° 17′ 34″ southLongitude
-36.4925° or 36° 29′ 33″ westOpen location code
39Q5PG45+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9055511466OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3426262
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“King Edward Cove” goes by many names.
- German: “King Edward Cove”
- Spanish: “Caleta Vago”
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Localities in the Area
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