Leith Harbour

Leith Harbour, also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, .
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Photo: Harley D. Nygren, Public domain.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: place in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Port Leith”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coronda Peak and Mount Antell.

Peak
is a peak over 610 metres high, standing north of on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears on a chart showing the results of surveys by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1927 and 1929, and is probably after the SS Coronda whose captain was of assistance to the survey party.

Peak
is a mountain rising above 610 metres, overlooking the north coast of South Georgia midway between and . It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Georg Antell, foreman of the South Georgia Whaling Company station at nearby , 1913–39. is situated 2½ km northwest of Leith Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husvik.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in , the other two being Stromness and . is situated 4½ km south of Leith Harbour.

Leith Harbour

Latitude
-54.14186° or 54° 8′ 31″ south
Longitude
-36.68764° or 36° 41′ 16″ west
Open location code
39Q5V856+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5723089322
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q731574
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Satellite Map

Discover Leith Harbour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Leith Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “利斯港”
  • Dutch: “Leith Harbour”
  • French: “Leith Harbour”
  • German: “Leith Harbor”
  • German: “Leith Harbour”
  • Italian: “Leith Harbour”
  • Japanese: “リース港”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leith Harbour”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leith Harbour”
  • Norwegian: “Leith Harbour”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Leþ Hæfen”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Leith”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leith Old Cemetery and Trehus Barracks.

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