Grassholm, South Georgia

Grassholm is an island 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Frida Hole, along the south coast and near the west end of South Georgia in the South Atlantic ocean. The name "Em Island" was given for this feature, probably by Discovery Investigations personnel who surveyed this coast in 1926.

For other uses of "Grassholm", see Grassholm (disambiguation).

Grassholm
Geography
Coordinates54°3′40″S 37°56′3″W
Administration
United Kingdom

The South Georgia Survey (1951–52) reported that this feature is known to whalers and sealers as "Grassholmen," and that Em Island is unknown locally. The indefinite form of the name has been approved[1] (without the suffix -en, which denotes the definite article in North Germanic languages).

See also

References
  1. "Grassholm". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Grassholm". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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