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Things To Do: Grytviken
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    • Grytviken is the administrative capital of the South Georgia and Sandwich Islands. Previously a whaling station it has now become the scientific research centre on the island. Many visitors come to this part of the island, that accommodates some 20 - 30 inhabitants in summer and only around 7 in winter.

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    Things To Do: Grytviken Museum
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    • Any stop in Grytviken and one has to visit the museum of South Georgia, with a great collection of artifacts from the whaling time, a display of the adventures of Sir Shackleton and the souvenir shop on the islands, that offer books, postcards and many other items. The outside display of the museum offers many items that have been removed from the whaling ships.

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    Things To Do: Grytviken Wildlife - Elephant Seals
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    • Just a short walk towards the left from the pier one can reach a colony of Elephant Seals, during our visit only females, their young ones and young bulls were to be seen. Quiet an amazing site to see this massive animal a few meters away.

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    Things To Do: Grytviken Wildlife - Fur Seals
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    • Mixed with the massive Elephant Seals here in Grytviken one can also see the smaller Fur Seals. Hundreds of them swim towards the rocky beach, and move towards the grass above. A busy place this is - right next to the houses, on the pier, and even in the middle of town.

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    Things To Do: Grytviken Wildlife - Penguins
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    • There are thousands of penguins in South Georgia - and also right next to the town of Grytviken. The one displayed on the picture is the beautiful King Penguin of which quiet a few were resting along the waters edge or the river flowing from the mountain.

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    Things To Do: Grytviken Wildlife - Penguins II
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    • The second species of penguins to be found on Grytviken are the Gentoo Penguins. of which one can "only" find some 100.000 on South Georgia. During my visit I only spotted two Gentoo's - it appeared they were not very common to Grytviken.

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    Things To Do: King Williams Point
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    • King Williams Point is the village where one can find the post office, the fishery control centre and various other administrative buildings important for South Georgia. Here is also the oldest building on the island - the prison! Close to King Williams Point one can find Shackleton's Cross in memory of the voyage onboard the Endurance to the Antarctic mainland that started from here.

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    Things To Do: King Williams Cove
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    • The sheltered bay that borders both Grytviken and King Williams Point is the King Williams Cove. Surrounded by high peaks with two glaciers and many streams flowing down from the mountains it is an absolutely stunning sight - a bonus that when I visited the clouds disappeared and all was clear!

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    Things To Do: St. Andrews Bay
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    • St. Andrews Bay lies approximately 30 km southeast of the entrance to Cumberland Bay. The bay is fully exposed to the open sea and to the strong winds that plummet down from the ice-clad summits of the southern end of the Allardyce Range.

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    Things To Do: St. Andrews Bay - Penguins
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    • One can not express the sight of St. Andrews Bay if one has not seen it with once own eyes. Coming ashore here I was overwhelmed by the sight of some 500.000 King Penguins. The largest colony of King Penguins - the sheer size of this colony is unimaginable.

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    SLLiew Sun Apr 6, 2008 06:38 UTC
     Revisitng. Enjoyed a virtual tour of South Georgia. Great stuff.    		Kajser-MK Tue Aug 7, 2007 07:30 UTC
     South Georgia looks like a wonderful place to explore. A real escape from the everyday stress.... I would love to see it one day. Lovely pages BTW. Aleksandar from Macedonia
    victorwkf Thu Mar 1, 2007 11:40 UTC
     South Georgia is really a place to get away from it all :)    		Jim_Eliason Sun Feb 25, 2007 23:07 UTC
     What a fantastic adventure!
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