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King Edward Point

King Edward Point
King Edward Point
King Edward Point
Location of King Edward Point and Grytviken in South Georgia
Location of King Edward Point and Grytviken in South Georgia
Coordinates: 54°17′00″S 36°29′42″W / 54.283333°S 36.495°W / -54.283333; -36.495
Country United Kingdom
TerritorySouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
OperatorBritish Antarctic Survey
Established1950 (1950)
Population
 (2018)
 • Summer
22
 • Winter
12
Time zoneUTC−2 (GST)
UN/LOCODEGS
Active timesAll year-round
StatusOperational
ActivitiesSupport sustainable fishing
Southeast view from Cumberland East Bay, with Grytviken in the left background

King Edward Point (also known as KEP) is a permanent British Antarctic Survey research station on South Georgia island and is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.[1] It is situated in Cumberland East Bay on the northeastern coast of the island.[2] The settlement is the second smallest capital in the world by population, after Ngerulmud in Palau.

  1. ^ "Local laws and customs - South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". 54°17'00.0"S 36°29'39.0"W. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

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