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Grytviken, the ‘capital’ of South Georgia, used to be the main whaling station until 1962, when it closed. The reason for closing it was that after having processed over 175 000 whales, there were too few left. These days Grytviken is essentially a museum populated by seals and the odd penguin. In the surrounding waters,Continue reading “Grytviken, South Georgia”