Godthul
| Godthul | ||
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 Head of the Godthul with the M / S Expedition |
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 17 ′ 30 ″ S , 36 ° 17 ′ 38 ″ W | |
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| Islands | The Sentinels | |
| Tributaries | Szielasko Ice Cap , creek below Echo Falls | |
Godthul ( Norwegian for good cauldron ) is a 1.5 km deep bay on the north coast of South Georgia . It is there between Cape George and Long Point .
The name of the bay, the name of which probably goes back to Norwegian seal hunters and whalers, has been established since the period between 1905 and 1912.
The Norwegian company Bryde & Dahls Hvalfangerselskab operated a floating whale processing factory in the bay from 1908 to 1917 and from 1922 to 1929 . Only a building and a few storage tanks were built as a base on land.
Web links
- Godthul in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Godthul on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Whaling , located on the South Georgia Heritage Trust website , accessed June 17, 2016.
- ^ Whaling Stations on South Georgia Island , from the Fundación Histarmar website , accessed June 17, 2016.