South Georgia

Macaroni Penguins

Eudyptes chrysolophus

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Macaroni Penguins

Eudyptes chrysolophus - coming and going in the waves.

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Waterfall

Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Grytviken

We landed at King Edward Point and walked in rain to this whaling  station.

King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Sealing Vessels 'Albatros' & 'Dias'

Seals were also harvested for oil and almost hunted to extinction .

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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South Georgia Museum

The whaling station buildings have been removed for safety and to get rid of asbestos.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Sealing Vessels 'Albatros' & 'Dias'

Polar Star in the background at King Edward Point.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Processing Equipment

Most of the equipment would have been inside buildings insulated from the cold with asbestos.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Digesters

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Winch

used to drag whales ashore for processing.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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Church

Built in 1913 with Shackleton's grave nearby.

Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 2009

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