On September 13th 1909, 100 years ago, the “SS Starlight” arrived at South Georgia with men and materials to erect a shore whaling station. Her destination was a cove in Stromness Bay which ...

At the end of each whaling season, when the stations reduced to a small maintenance crew for the winter, these catchers used to be left in South Georgia’s more sheltered bays. Close to their ...

Scottish artist Michael Visocchi, has been chosen to create a piece called Commensalis: The spirit tables of South Georgia. It will be constructed at Grytviken, once the largest whaling station.

Whaling's 'uncomfortable' scientific legacy The lost whaling station at the end of the world South Georgia is a place they should congregate. The territory sits in a highly bio-productive zone ...

I had stayed down in South Georgia to work through the winter ... There was an annual ski competition between all the whaling stations. I had learnt to ski but I took my hat off to the guys ...

Then, early in the 20th century, with the invention of fast, steam-powered catcher boats and explosive harpoons, they built whaling stations on South Georgia and turned their attention to the big ...

They sailed over 800 miles (1,200 km) in a 22.5 foot-long (6.9 m) rowboat to reach a whaling station on the island of South ...

This first painting is the Southern Venturer at Leith Harbour Whaling Station in November 1961 ... to several whaling museums in the USA, South Georgia, Norway and the Shetland Islands and ...

The cross originally stood in Grytviken, South Georgia, and was built to honour Sir Ernest Shackleton who died there in 1922.

South Georgia, during his fourth expedition to the area. His crew honoured him by constructing a cross from salvaged timber ...