King Edward Point
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King Edward Point is the capital of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It serves as the administrative center and main settlement for this remote region.
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- Country
- United Kingdom
- Territory
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Operator
- British Antarctic Survey
- Established
- 1950 ( 1950 )
- Time zone
- UTC−02:00 ( GST )
- Un locode
- GS
- Active times
- All year-round
- Status
- Operational
- Activities
- Support sustainable fishing
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Southeast view from Cumberland East Bay, with Grytviken in the left background King Edward Point (also known as KEP) is a permanent British Antarctic Survey research station on South Georgia island and is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It is situated in Cumberland East Bay on the northeastern coast of the island. The settlement is the second smallest capital in the world by population, after Ngerulmud in Palau.
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