Prince Olav Harbor
| Prince Olav Harbor | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Land mass | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 3 '44 " S , 37 ° 8' 42" W | |
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| Islands | Brutus Island | |
Prince Olav Harbor is a small natural harbor on the north coast of South Georgia . It is located in the southwestern part of Cook Bay . Its driveway is flanked by Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point . The name probably goes back to Norwegian whalers and has been in use since at least 1912. It is named after the then Norwegian heir to the throne, Crown Prince Olav .
history
From 1911 the South African Southern Whaling and Sealing Company operated a whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor, initially as a floating factory. In 1916 a mainland station was built, which went into operation in 1917 and also had a narrow-gauge railway (also railways on South Georgia ); some of the equipment was brought to Leith Harbor .
The Brutus , the wreck of which is still visible in the bay, was towed here from Cape Town in 1918 to serve as a coaling station. The 1700-ton ship was built in Glasgow in 1883 as the Sierra Pedrosa . Brutus Island , located in the bay, was named after the ship.
Web links
- Prince Olav Harbor in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Prince Olav Harbor on geographic.org (English)
- Plan of the whaling station Prince Olav Harbor on Railways of the Far South (English)
- Sound of Jura
Individual evidence
- ^ Whaling Stations on South Georgia Island , from the Fundación Histarmar website , accessed June 17, 2016.
- ^ Whaling , on the South Georgia Heritage Trust website , accessed June 17, 2016.
- ↑ Brief description of shipwrecks in South Georgia , on lardex.net (English), accessed on June 17, 2016.
- ↑ Clydebuilt Ships: Sierra Pedrosa , at clydesite.co.uk , accessed June 17, 2016.