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Stromness, South Georgia. Salvesen's repair base with two floating docks, platers, engineering shops and accommmodation At the bottom of the mountain there is a harbour and whaling station - Stromness. This was where Sir Ernest Shackleton eventually found help after his ship 'Endurance' was crushed in the ice in October 1915. He led his party some 180 miles to the safety of Elephant Island, and from there made an 800 mile long voyage in a lifeboat with five companions to South Georgia. The men then had to cross from one side of the island to the other, across the mountain range before finally walking into Stromness on May 20th 1916.
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