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Read more about the article January 2023 Museum Blog – Happy New Year!

January 2023 Museum Blog – Happy New Year!

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  • Post published:February 1, 2023
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January 2023 Museum Blog - Happy New Year! Happy New Year from the SGHT Gritvyken team! January has seen fewer visitors at Grytviken which has given us the opportunity to…

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Read more about the article December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog

December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog

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  • Post published:January 9, 2023
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December 2022 Museum Christmas Blog by Aoife McKenna, Curatorial Assistant December already! It certainly crept up on us down in South Georgia. With over a thousand visitors to the museum,…

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Read more about the article November 2022 Museum Blog: Our first full month as a whole team

November 2022 Museum Blog: Our first full month as a whole team

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  • Post published:December 10, 2022
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November was our first full month as a whole team and we have already attended weddings together, witnessed births and successfully moved house! Let me introduce you to my new…

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Read more about the article October 2022 Museum Blog: October started with the first elephant seal pup being born on the track to Grytviken

October 2022 Museum Blog: October started with the first elephant seal pup being born on the track to Grytviken

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  • Post published:November 29, 2022
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Top Image: Male elephant seal using a pipe on the track as a pillow October started with the first elephant seal pup being born on the track to Grytviken and…

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Read more about the article September 2022: An early start to the museum season!

September 2022: An early start to the museum season!

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  • Post published:October 27, 2022
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September 2022: An early start to the museum season! Travelling to such a remote island involves a lot of planning in advance, and there’s a saying on Antarctic research stations…

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About the museum

The Museum is located in Grytviken, a former whaling station on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

The collections are owned by the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), a British Overseas Territory in the Southern Atlantic Ocean.

The museum is managed and operated by the charity South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) which is based in Dundee, Scotland.

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  • THE MUSEUM
    • The Museum
    • THE COLLECTION
      • The Collection
      • Object of the month Archive
    • VISITING
  • GRYTVIKEN
    • Grytviken Interactive Map
    • Grytviken Church
    • Grytviken Cemetery
  • ONLINE EXHIBITIONS
    • Shackleton’s Last Quest
    • My Shackleton
    • Journey of the Quest crow’s nest
  • HISTORY
    • History
    • Timeline
    • Ex-Whalers Oral History Project
  • NEWS & BLOGS
  • ABOUT US
    • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • David Nicholls Curatorial Internship
    • Our Partners
  • SUPPORT US

Worsley’s Almanac

This nautical almanac was used by Captain Frank Worsley in 1916 to navigate the lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia to rescue the shipwrecked crew of Endurance.
Worsley’s Almanac This nautical almanac was used by Captain Frank Worsley in 1916 to navigate the lifeboat James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia to rescue the shipwrecked crew of Endurance. South Georgia Museum.2013.1
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South Georgia Museum.2013.1