Grytviken Kino

Grytviken Kino is a ruins in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Grytviken Kino is situated nearby to Norwegian Anglican Church, as well as near the ruins Riverside Barracks.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norwegian Anglican Church and South Georgia Museum.

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.

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. South Georgia Museum is situated 170 metres east of Grytviken Kino.

Orca Peak

Peak

Orca Peak is a peak, 395 m, standing west of Grytviken on the north coast of South Georgia. The name appears to be first used on a 1930 British Admiralty chart. This article incorporates public domain material from…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grytviken and King Edward Point.

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.

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.

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. Discovery Point is situated 3½ km southeast of Grytviken Kino.

Grytviken Kino

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude

-54.28013° or 54° 16′ 49″ south

Longitude

-36.51027° or 36° 30′ 37″ west

Inception

1930

Open location code

39Q5PF9Q+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 650643874

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Riverside Barracks and Bath House.

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