Leith Harbour
Place in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the port of Edinburgh, Scotland, see Leith.
Leith Harbour (54.141°S 36.688°W / -54.141; -36.688), also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. The station was in operation from 1909 until 1965. It was the largest of seven whaling stations, situated near the mouth of Stromness Bay.
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Leith Harbour whaling station in November 2007 | |
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It is named after Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh, Christian Salvesen's home town.