Godthul and Ocean Harbour

South Georgia Island is 170 km long and 2 to 40 km wide. It is a mountain range pushed up from the ocean floor as the micro tectonic plate of the Scotia Sea subsides under the Atlantic plate - so it has snow covered mountains nearly 3000m high and glaciers flowing to the sea. The west coast is battered by storms and the east coast has the more protected harbours that became the whaling stations. We awoke to see glimpses of Mt Paget 2935m (highest mountain in S Georgia) and the Nordenschild glacier. We visited two previous whaling locations at Godthul ( translation Good Harbour) and Ocean Harbour. Both sites had abundant fur seals (95% of the Antarctic fur seal population is on South Georgia), scattered elephant seals and King and Gentoo penguins.
Also first experiences with small icebergs floating around the water.En savoir plus