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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.

Añadido* por A. F.
Última actualización 18 diciembre 2023

Descripción

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.

Detalles

Accesso

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.

Terreno y habitat

Pradera , Montaña , Playa , Tundra

Condiciones

Pantanoso , Arenoso , Seco , Plano , Montañoso

Camino circular

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Puede ser útil

Buena época para el avistamiento de aves

Primavera

Mejor momento para visitar

Verano , Primavera

Ruta

Camino pavimentado

Camino difícil de andar

Fácil

Accesible vía

A pie , Bicicleta , Barco

Escondite de observación / plataforma

No

Información extra

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

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