Grytviken

South Georgia > South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Grytviken is infamous and famous for it's history as a whaling station and the grave of Shackleton. One can also appreciate the local fauna and birds like King Penguin.

Added* by A. F.
Most recent update 18 december 2023

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Description

Grytviken still has many remnants of the whaling station, as well as a post office, a museum and a church. Grytviken is also notable for it's graveyard, which includes the graves of the polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild. The museum has a number of displays of the local fauna and one can observe the true scale of the Wandering Albatross as one walks in. One can also observe the local fauna here including many Antarctic Fur Seals, molting King Penguin and Antarctic Tern.

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Access

Grytviken is located on the north coast of the island of South Georgia, in the middle of the island. The site is accessed by boats, either a research vessel or a cruise boat.

Terrain and Habitat

Grassland , Mountain , Beach , Tundra

Conditions

Wet , Sandy , Dry , Flat , Mountainous

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Spring

Best time to visit

Summer , Spring

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Boat

Birdwatching hide / platform

Extra info

Photo King Penguin by kuhnmi, CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0.

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Top 5 birds

1. Gentoo Penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)

2. Brown Skua
(Stercorarius antarcticus)

3. King Penguin
(Aptenodytes patagonicus)

4. Southern Giant-Petrel
(Macronectes giganteus)

5. Antarctic Tern
(Sterna vittata)

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