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Leith Harbour (54°08′28″S 36°41′17″W / 54.141°S 36.688°W), also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. The station was in operation from 1909 until 1965. It was the largest of seven whaling stations, situated near the mouth of Stromness Bay. One man prominently involved in setting up Leith Harbour was William Storm Harrison. It is named after Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh, Christian Salvesen's home town.

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rdfs:label	Leith Harbor (de) Leith Harbour (de) Puerto Leith (es) Leith Harbour (fr) Leith Harbour (it) Leith Harbour (en)
rdfs:comment	Der Leith Harbor (auch Leith Harbour) ist die nördlichste dreier Nebenbuchten am Kopfende der Stromness Bay an der Nordküste Südgeorgiens. Der Name ist seit mindestens 1912 bekannt und geht vermutlich auf Walfänger des Unternehmens Salvesen & Co. im schottischen Leith zurück, die am Kopfende der Bucht eine Walfangstation errichteten. (de) Leith Harbour war eine Walfangbasis in der Bucht Leith Harbor an der Nordküste Südgeorgiens, errichtet und betrieben von Christian Salvesen & Company, Edinburgh. Die Basis war von 1909 bis 1965 in Gebrauch und die größte von sieben Walfangstationen auf Südgeorgien. Sie lag in der Stromness Bay nahe deren Einfahrt am Ufer eines Gletscherbaches. Prominent an der Gründung beteiligt war . (de) Leith Harbour (54°08′28″S 36°41′17″W / 54.141°S 36.688°W), also known as Port Leith, was a whaling station on the northeast coast of South Georgia, established and operated by Christian Salvesen Ltd, Edinburgh. The station was in operation from 1909 until 1965. It was the largest of seven whaling stations, situated near the mouth of Stromness Bay. One man prominently involved in setting up Leith Harbour was William Storm Harrison. It is named after Leith, the harbour area of Edinburgh, Christian Salvesen's home town. (en) Puerto Leith (en inglés: Leith Harbour) (54°08′S 36°41′O / -54.133, -36.683) fue una estación ballenera ubicada en la costa noreste de la isla San Pedro, establecida y operada por , de Edimburgo, Escocia. La estación estuvo en operación desde 1909 hasta 1965. Fue la más grande de las siete estaciones balleneras situadas en la Bahía Stromness. Un prominente operador de Puerto Leith fue William Storm Harrison. (es) Leith Harbour est une ancienne station baleinière de Géorgie du Sud, dans l'océan Atlantique sud, abandonnée et actuellement en ruine. Il s'agissait d'une des plus grandes stations. Elle se situe au bord d'une rivière, encastrée au fond d'un fjord non loin de Stromness et de Husvik, plus au sud dans des baies adjacentes, et à une trentaine de kilomètres de Grytviken, la principale « ville » de l'île et la seule encore habitée. (fr) Leith Harbour è un'ex stazione baleniera della Georgia del Sud, nell'oceano Atlantico meridionale, abbandonata e attualmente in rovina. Sorge sulle rive di un fiume, annidata in fondo a un fiordo non lontano da Stromness e da , situate più a sud in baie adiacenti, e a una trentina di chilometri da Grytviken, la «città» principale dell'isola e la sola a essere ancora abitata. Era una delle stazioni baleniere più grandi del mondo. (it)
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geo:long	-36.687500 (xsd:float)
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dcterms:subject	Falkland Islands in World War II Whaling stations of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Former populated places Falklands War in South Georgia Ports and harbours of South Georgia
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