Established | 1991 |
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Location | Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Founder | Nigel Bonner |
The South Georgia Museum is situated in Grytviken, near the administrative centre of the UK overseas territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Polar explorers Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild are buried in Grytviken's graveyard. The museum was established in 1991 by Nigel Bonner.[1]