Hope Point

King Edward Cove is a sheltered cove in the west side of , South Georgia. This cove and its surrounding features, frequented by early sealers at South Georgia, was charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld who named it Grytviken.
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Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Mount Duse.

Museum
Photo: Wofratz, Public domain.
The is situated in , near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.
Thatcher Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula in north-central South Georgia. Its total area is approximately 5,640 hectares, with roughly 1,620 ha covered in vegetation.

Church
Photo: nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0.
The , sometimes known as the Whalers Church, and as the Norwegian Lutheran Church, and casually as the Grytviken Church, is a church in , South Georgia, built in 1913.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include King Edward Point and Grytviken.

Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on . 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.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former whaling station on . 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.

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of , South Georgia.

Hope Point

Latitude
-54.28364° or 54° 17′ 1″ south
Longitude
-36.48794° or 36° 29′ 17″ west
Open location code
39Q5PG86+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4258212295
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3426441
Wiki­data ID
Q312911
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hope Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hope Point”
  • Chinese: “霍普角”
  • German: “Hope Point”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hope Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hope Point”
  • Norwegian: “Hope Point”
  • Spanish: “Punta Carcelles”
  • Spanish: “Punta Esperanza”
  • Swedish: “Hope Point (udde i Sydgeorgien och Sydsandwichöarna)”
  • Swedish: “Hope Point”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Duse Gully and Ambush Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shackleton’s Memorial and Memorial.

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