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.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- …is also known as “Stromness, South Georgia”
- Description: settlement in South Georgia
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husvik and Leith Harbour.
Leith Harbour
Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling…
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
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Stromness” goes by many names.
سترومنيسArabic
Stromness, South GeorgiaDutch
سترومنيسEgyptian Arabic
StromnessHungarian
StromnessItalian
ストロムネスJapanese
StrømnesNorwegian
StrømnesNorwegian Bokmål
StrømnesNorwegian Nynorsk
Stromnæss, SūþgeorgiaOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Ruins
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