Stromness

Stromness is an abandoned whaling station on the northern coast of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic. It was the destination of Sir Ernest Shackleton's rescue journey in 1916.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Village
  • …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
  • …is also known as “Stromness, South Georgia”
  • Description: settlement in South Georgia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parochlus Lake and Mount Barren.

Lake
is a shallow lake at the head… is situated 2½ km southwest of Stromness.

Peak
is a mountain, 645 metres high, standing… is situated 3½ km southwest of Stromness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island.

Village
Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling… is situated 2½ km northeast of Stromness.

Stromness

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Latitude
-54.15992° or 54° 9′ 36″ south
Longitude
-36.71207° or 36° 42′ 43″ west
Open location code
39Q5R7RQ+25
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5723089324
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3474113
Wiki­data ID
Q279780

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Stromness” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سترومنيس”
  • Dutch: “Stromness, South Georgia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سترومنيس”
  • French: “Stromness”
  • German: “Stromness”
  • Hungarian: “Stromness”
  • Italian: “Stromness”
  • Japanese: “ストロムネス”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Strømnes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Strømnes”
  • Norwegian: “Strømnes”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Stromnæss, Sūþgeorgia”
  • Portuguese: “Stromness”
  • Spanish: “Stromness”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carpenters Shop and Store No.1.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights

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