Prince Olav Harbour
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Prince Olav Harbour () is a derelict whaling station, operational from 1911 until 1931, and a small harbour in the southwest 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 Crown Prince Olav of Norway.
[edit] History
The Brutus was deliberately beached at the Harbour to serve as a coaling station. It was built in Glasgow in 1883, and weighed 1700-tonnes. It was originally known as the Sierra Pedrosa. It was towed from Cape Town. Brutus Island in the harbour is named after it.
[edit] See also
History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands This article incorporates text from Prince Olav Harbour, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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