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Prince Olav Harbour is small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between Point Abrahamsen and Sheep Point, along the north coast of South Georgia.

Background

Throughout the 19th century South Georgia had first been a sealers' base and, in the following century, became a whalers' base. Prince Olav Harbour was the site of one of the seven main whaling bases established on South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour was the location of a former Norwegian whaling station operational dating from 1911. The whaling station was initially a floating factory site, a shore station being set up in 1916. The whaling station continued as a shore station until March 1931 and then was closed. The name was in use as early as 1912 and was given by Norwegian whalers for Crown Prince Olav of Norway. ^[1]

History

The Brutus was deliberately beached at the Harbour to serve as a coaling station. It was built in Glasgow in 1883, and weighed 1,700 tonnes. It was originally known as the Sierra Pedrosa. It was towed from Cape Town. Brutus Island in the harbour is named after it. ^[2]

References

^ Whaling Stations on South Georgia (The James Caird Society) http://www.jamescairdsociety.com/shackleton-news.php?id=101408
^ Sierra Pedrosa (by Fredrik Sandström. Sailing Ships. 2000) http://sailing-ships.oktett.net/704.html

Other Sources

This article incorporates public domain material from "Prince Olav Harbour". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

External Links

Plan of the Prince Olav Harbour whaling station
Abandoned Whaling Station
Prince Olav Harbour - South Georgia
Prince Olav Harbour Whaling station

54°4′S 37°9′W / 54.067°S 37.150°W / -54.067; -37.150

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[1] Whaling Stations on South Georgia (The James Caird Society) http://www.jamescairdsociety.com/shackleton-news.php?id=101408

[2] Sierra Pedrosa (by Fredrik Sandström. Sailing Ships. 2000) http://sailing-ships.oktett.net/704.html

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-'''Prince Olav Harbour''' is a derelict [[Norway|Norwegian]] whaling station, operational from 1911 until 1931, and a small harbour in the south west portion of [[Cook Bay]], entered between [[Point Abrahamsen]] and [[Sheep Point]], along the north coast of [[South Georgia]]. The name was in use as early as 1912 and was given, probably by Norwegian whalers, for [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince Olav]] of Norway.
+'''Prince Olav Harbour''' is small harbour in the south west portion of Cook Bay, entered between [[Point Abrahamsen]] and [[Sheep Point]], along the north coast of [[South Georgia]].
+==Background==
+Throughout the 19th century South Georgia had first been a [[Seal hunting|sealers' base]] and, in the following century, became a [[History of whaling|whalers' base]]. Prince Olav Harbour was the site of one of the seven main whaling bases established on South Georgia. Prince Olav Harbour was the location of a former [[Norway|Norwegian]] whaling station operational dating from 1911. The whaling station was initially a floating factory site, a shore station being set up in 1916. The whaling station continued as a shore station until March 1931 and then was closed. The name was in use as early as 1912 and was given by Norwegian whalers for [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince Olav]] of Norway. <ref>''Whaling Stations on South Georgia'' (The James Caird Society) http://www.jamescairdsociety.com/shackleton-news.php?id=101408</ref>
 ==History==
-The ''Brutus'' was deliberately beached at the Harbour to serve as a [[coaling station]]. It was built in [[Glasgow]] in 1883, and weighed 1,700 tonnes. It was originally known as the ''Sierra Pedrosa''. It was towed from [[Cape Town]]. Brutus Island in the harbour is named after it.
+The ''Brutus'' was deliberately beached at the Harbour to serve as a [[coaling station]]. It was built in [[Glasgow]] in 1883, and weighed 1,700 tonnes. It was originally known as the ''Sierra Pedrosa''. It was towed from [[Cape Town]]. Brutus Island in the harbour is named after it. <ref>''Sierra Pedrosa'' (by Fredrik Sandström. Sailing Ships. 2000) http://sailing-ships.oktett.net/704.html</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==Other Sources==
+{{usgs-gazetteer}}
 ==See also==
 *[[History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]
+==External Links==
-==Sources==
-{{usgs-gazetteer}}
 * [http://railwaysofthefarsouth.co.uk/11_frameset.html Plan of the Prince Olav Harbour whaling station]
+*[http://www.mountaininterval.org/photos/south_georgia/highlights/pages/2004-10-A/0071-prince-olav-whaling-station_RJ.html Abandoned Whaling Station]
+*[http://www.atacamaphoto.com/antarctica/antarctica36.html Prince Olav Harbour - South Georgia]
+*[http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/supergal/dr/dr00/dr0050-00.htm Prince Olav Harbour Whaling station]
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