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South Georgia Museum,
Grytviken, South Georgia,
SIQQ 1ZZ,
via Falkland Islands,
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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