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Latest revision as of 19:36, 22 October 2021
Jomfruene is a string of three large and a few smaller rocks north-west of Cape Paryadin on the north coast of South Georgia. The name is Norwegian for 'The Maidens', and is a name long used by sealers and whalers operating out of the havens of South Georgia.
The group was charted by Discovery Investigations in 1926-29 and called descriptively 'Three Point Island', the name Jungfruene by various spellings being applied to the three inner rocks on the north-east side. Later the old whalers' name, Jomfruene, came to be accepted.
The named islets of the group are each named after the daughters of Captain Carl Anton Larsen, founder and Manager of the whaling station at Grytviken, who together visited their father at the station in 1906. Running east to west, they are:
- Agnora Island (54°3’52"S, 38°2’8"W), named after Agnora Larsen (b. 1887);
- Elvina Island (54°3’54"S, 38°2’21"W), named after Elvina Larsen (b. 1884);
- Margit Island (54°3’58"S, 38°2’35"W), named after Margit Larsen (b. 1892).
Location
- Location map: 54°3’53"S, 38°2’21"W