King Edward Point
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.
- Village with 22 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 110 metres (350 feet)
- Description: capital of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as“Edwards Point”“KEP”“King Edwards Point”
Places of Interest
Discover South Georgia Museum and Norwegian Anglican Church.
South Georgia Museum
The South Georgia Museum is situated in Grytviken…
Norwegian Anglican Church
The Norwegian Anglican Church, sometimes known as the…
Ernest Shackleton’s Grave
Wofratz, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grytviken and Discovery Point.
Discovery Point
Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with…
2½ km south of King Edward Point
King Edward Point
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Latitude
-54.28355° or 54° 17′ 1″ south
Longitude
-36.49464° or 36° 29′ 41″ west
Open location code
39Q5PG84+H4
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“King Edward Point” goes by many names.
King Edward PointAfrikaans
نقطة الملك إدواردArabic
Base King Edward PointAsturian
King Edward PointCatalan
King Edward PointCebuano
ترۆپکی شا ئێدواردCentral Kurdish
愛德華七世角Chinese
爱德华七世角Chinese
爱德华国王角Chinese
Мꙑсъ Кралꙗ ЄдоуардаChurch Slavic
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KEPDutch
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نقطة الملك ادواردEgyptian Arabic
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Reĝo-Eduardo-PunktoEsperanto
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კინგ-ედუარდ-პოინტიGeorgian
Κίνγκ Έντουαρντ ΠόιντGreek
קינג אדוארד פוינטHebrew
King Edward PointIndonesian
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キング・エドワード・ポイントJapanese
キング・エドワード岬Japanese
킹에드워드포인트Korean
King Edward PointLadino
KingedvardpointaLatvian
King Edvard PointasLithuanian
Кинг Едвард ПоинтMacedonian
King Edward PointMalay
King Edward PointMin Nan Chinese
კინგ-ედუარდ-პოინტიMingrelian
King Edward PointNorwegian
King Edward PointNorwegian Bokmål
King Edward PointNorwegian Nynorsk
Ēadweard Cyning NæssOld English (ca. 450-1100)
King Edward PointPapiamento
کینگ ادوارد پوینتPersian
King Edward PointPolish
Кинг Эдвард ПойнтRussian
Кинг Эдуард ПойнтRussian
Кинг Едвард ПоинтSerbian
Кинг Едвард ПојнтSerbian
King Edward PointSerbo-Croatian
කිං එඩ්වඩ් පොයින්ට්Sinhala
King Edward PointSlovak
King Edward PointSwedish
கிங் எட்வர்டு பாய்ன்ட்Tamil
คิงเอ็ดเวิร์ดพ็อยนต์Thai
King Edward PointTurkish
Кінг-Едвард-ПойнтUkrainian
کنگ ایڈورڈ پوائنٹUrdu
愛德華國王角Yue Chinese
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights
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