King Edward Cove
King Edward Cove is an islet in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. King Edward Cove is situated nearby to the village King Edward Point, as well as near the locality Brown Flats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Georgia Museum and Norwegian Anglican Church.
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.
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.
Mount Duse
Peak
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include King Edward Point and Grytviken.
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.
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.
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.
King Edward Cove
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Hobart Rock”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.28922° or 54° 17′ 21″ southLongitude
-36.48839° or 36° 29′ 18″ westOpen location code
39Q5PG66+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 978665143OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3426445
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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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Highlights include Shackleton’s Memorial and Memorial.
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