
King Edward Cove
(Cumberland East Bay)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Location: 54° 17' 6" S 36° 29' 50" W
harbour of Grytviken, was charted and called Bahía de Gryt [= pot bay] by the SwAB in 1902; recharted by Cdr M. H. Hodges, RN (Mount Hodges, q.v.), of HMS Sappho, in 1906 and named King Edward Cove, after King Edward VII (1901-10). The cove was further charted from HMS Dartmouth in 1920. Sir Ernest Shackleton, Leader of the the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, died aboard his ship Quest lying in the cove, 5 January 1922. Further charting was carried out by Discovery Investigations in 1926-30. Further charting was carried out by Lieut. Cdr D. N. Penfold, RN, in 1951-52. The cove was further charted from HMS Protector in 1958.