Husvik
Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Whaling station
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- Description: whaling station on South Georgia Island
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Barren and Parochlus Lake.
Mount Barren
Peak
Mount Barren is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing… Mount Barren is situated 2½ km west of Husvik.
Parochlus Lake
Lake
Parochlus Lake is a shallow lake at the head…
McIlroy Peak
Peak
McIlroy Peak is a peak rising to 745 metres west… McIlroy Peak is situated 3 km southwest of Husvik.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leith Harbour.
Leith Harbour
Village
Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling… Leith Harbour is situated 4½ km northeast of Husvik.
Husvik
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Latitude
-54.17722° or 54° 10′ 38″ south
Longitude
-36.715° or 36° 42′ 54″ west
Open location code
39Q5R7FM+4X
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Husvik” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “هوسفيك”
- Catalan: “Husvik”
- Chinese: “胡斯維克”
- Chinese: “胡斯维克”
- Dutch: “Husvik”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هوسفيك”
- French: “Husvik”
- German: “Husvik”
- Japanese: “フースヴィーク”
- Javanese: “Husvik”
- Malay: “Husvik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Husvik”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Husvik”
- Norwegian: “Husvik”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Husvik”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Husvik”
- Spanish: “Husvik”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanin Point and Stromness.
Nearby Places
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