King Edward Point

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King Edward Point is a small British Antarctic Survey research station and administrative settlement on South Georgia that serves as the capital of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
research station
settlement
administeredBy British Antarctic Survey
capitalOf South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands NERFINISHED
continent Antarctica region
country South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands NERFINISHED
governingBody Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
hasClimate subpolar oceanic climate
hasFunction administrative centre
capital
research station
hasPopulationType administrative staff
seasonal researchers
hasPort small harbour
legalStatus British Overseas Territory capital
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
South Georgia NERFINISHED
locatedOn Cumberland East Bay
north coast of South Georgia
namedAfter King Edward VII
near Grytviken
partOf British Overseas Territories
primaryLanguage English
sovereignState United Kingdom
timezone South Georgia Time
usedBy British Antarctic Survey
Government officers
usedFor environmental monitoring
fisheries research
logistical support for South Georgia
UTCOffset UTC−02:00

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