South Georgia Museum
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The South Georgia Museum is a small cultural and historical museum in Grytviken that focuses on the whaling history, natural environment, and exploration heritage of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Georgia Museum canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural museum
ⓘ
history museum ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ernest Shackleton
ⓘ
Grytviken ⓘ
surface form:
Grytviken whaling station
South Georgia Heritage Trust ⓘ |
| contributesTo | preservation of South Georgia’s heritage ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
exploration heritage of South Georgia ⓘ natural environment of South Georgia ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ whaling history ⓘ |
| geographicCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
documents
ⓘ
industrial history ⓘ maritime history ⓘ natural history ⓘ photographs ⓘ whaling equipment ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | true ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
exhibits on Antarctic exploration
ⓘ
exhibits on Ernest Shackleton ⓘ natural history displays ⓘ sealing industry artifacts ⓘ whaling industry artifacts ⓘ |
| hasGiftShop | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grytviken
ⓘ
South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Grytviken
ⓘ
surface form:
Grytviken whaling station
Shackleton’s grave ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
South Georgia Island
|
| name | South Georgia Museum self-link ⓘ |
| occupiesBuilding | former whaling station manager’s villa ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | South Georgia Heritage Trust ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
| primaryVisitors | tourists from cruise ships ⓘ |
| region | sub-Antarctic ⓘ |
| subjectOf | heritage conservation projects ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental change
ⓘ
human activity in polar regions ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.