Prince Olav Harbour
Prince Olav Harbour is a small harbour in the south west portion of
Background
Throughout the 19th century, South Georgia was a sealers' base and, in the following century, became a whalers' base. Prince Olav Harbour is the site of one of the seven main whaling bases established on South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour was the location of a former Norwegian whaling station operational dating from 1911.
History
The whaling station was initially a
The wreck of the ship Brutus remains, semi-submerged, where she was deliberately beached to serve as a
Named locations
Several locations in and around Prince Olav Harbour have been charted and named by various Antarctic survey and exploration groups, primarily by Discovery Investigations (DI) personnel in their 1929–30 expedition. Unless noted otherwise, the following locations were first named by DI personnel.
Point Abrahamsen separates Prince Olav Harbour from Lighthouse Bay on the north side of Prince Olav Harbour. It was probably named for
Dinghy Point sits on the south side of the harbor.
Sheep Point marks the south entrance to the harbour, separating it from Cook Bay.[12]
Hay Peak sits at the head of the bay.[13] Near the center of the harbour sits Brutus Island.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "Prince Olav Harbour". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Whaling Stations on South Georgia (The James Caird Society) "Whaling Stations on South Georgia". Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ "Sierra Pedrosa". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Shipwrecks". South Georgia Heritage Trust. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Point Abrahamsen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Razor Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Fine Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Sheer Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Dinghy Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "East Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Squire Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Sheep Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Hay Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Brutus Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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