Husvik
Sign in to saveHusvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik initially began as a floating, offshore factory site in 1907. In 1910, a land station was constructed and remained operational until 1930; business resumed again between 1945 and 1960. Husvik Harbour was also the site of the third introduction of reindeer to South Georgia in 1925. thumb|Stromness Bay with (left to right) [[Leith Harbour, Stromness and Husvik (NASA imagery). ]] thumb|Husvik is on Stromn
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Husvik is a former whaling station on the north-central coast of South Georgia Island. It was one of three such stations in Stromness Bay, the other two being Stromness and Leith Harbour. Husvik initially began as a floating, offshore factory site in 1907. In 1910, a land station was constructed and remained operational until 1930; business resumed again between 1945 and 1960. Husvik Harbour was also the site of the third introduction of reindeer to South Georgia in 1925. thumb|Stromness Bay with (left to right) [[Leith Harbour, Stromness and Husvik (NASA imagery). ]] thumb|Husvik is on Stromness Bay thumb|Historical and modern settlements of South Georgia Island
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