South Georgia
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South Georgia is a large (3,756 square kilometres) mountainous Island in the far South Atlantic. The mountains valleys carry many glaciers. The coast is pierced by many fjords. Early in the 20th Century approximately a dozen of the fjords contained settlements that serviced fleets of whaling vessels. Most of the old whaling ports have been entirely abandoned. Grytviken is largely abandoned. But some buildings are kept in repair for visiting scientists and tourists.
(CC) Image: George Swan
View of the Earth centred over South Georgia.
(PD) Photo: Fekete Tamás
The church in Grytviken, South Georgia, one of the buildings kept in repair.
