Larsen Harbour
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Larsen Harbour () is a narrow inlet right next to of Drygalski Fjord, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Nattriss Head, at the southeast end of South Georgia. Charted by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911-12, under Filchner, who named it for Captain C.A. Larsen, who was at that time in charge of the Grytviken whaling station.
The area is rat-free, allowing species such as the South Georgia Pipit, and burrowing petrels and prions to thrive. Mountains descend steeply into the sea here, and various glaciers calve into the sea here.
This article incorporates text from Larsen Harbour, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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