Ashley Cooper / Grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton at Grytviken cemetary on South Georgia. February 2014

Ashley Cooper / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) in Grytviken South Georgia, Antarctica, with an old whaling ship behind. February 2014

Ashley Cooper / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with an old whaling ship behind. Grytviken, South Georgia, Antarctica, February.

Ashley Cooper / Pile of bones, the remains of hunted Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) at Bourbonhamna Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / Pile of bones, the remains of hunted Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) at Bourbonhamna Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / Pile of bones, the remains of hunted Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) at Bourbonhamna Svalbard, Norway, July 2013

Ashley Cooper / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) and Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), by the old whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia. In its 58 years of operation, it handled 53,761 slaught...

Ashley Cooper / The old whaling station at Grytviken on South Georgia. In its 58 years of operation, it handled 53,761 slaughtered whales, producing 455,000 tons of whale oil and 192,000 tons of whale meat. February...

Ashley Cooper / Old whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia. In its 58 years of operation, it handled 53,761 slaughtered whales, producing 455,000 tons of whale oil and 192,000 tons of whale meat. February 2014

Ingo Arndt / Abandoned Whaling Station, Leith Harbour, South Georgia Island, March 2011

Ingo Arndt / Blubber cooker in abandoned whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia Island, March 2011

Ingo Arndt / Old Whaling Vessel (Petrel) at night, Grytviken, South Georgia, March 2011

Mark Carwardine / Whaling station, Hvalfjordur, West Iceland

Mark Carwardine / Whaling boats at Whaling station, Reykjavik, Iceland

Konrad Wothe / Former whaler station Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands, Subantarctic, Antarctica. February 2007.

Rick Tomlinson / SY "Adele" anchored at King Edward Point, South Georgia, February 2007.

Rick Tomlinson / An old whaling ship at Grytviken, South Georgia, February 2007

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Cape / Pintado petrels feeding on Krill (Euphausiacea) by the abandoned whaling station at Whalers Bay. Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists on steaming beach by abandoned whaling station at Whalers Bay. Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. 2009

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists photographing Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Whalers Bay, with the abandoned whaling station beyond. Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists standing on steaming volcanic beach at Whalers Bay, with the abandoned whaling station beyond. Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists visiting abandoned snow-covered Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia, 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, covered in snow, South Georgia, 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Lone tourist walking though abandoned snow-covered Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia, 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourist visiting the abandoned Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia, 2009.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists and Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) standing on steaming volcanic beach at Whalers Bay, with the abandoned whaling station beyond. Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 200...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Hudson Bay Company, old whaling station and boats at Pangnirtung. Nunavut, Canada, April 2008.

Steven Kazlowski / Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) bones piled up and left on a beach by Norwegian whalers in the early 1900s, off Ahlstrandodden, Van Keulenfjord, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of Grytviken, an abandoned whaling station, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of Stromness, a former whaling station, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of three old whaling stations: Leith, Stromness and Husvik, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006

Andy Rouse / Whalers grave near abandoned whaling station, Deception Island, Antarctica, February 2006

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of Stromness, a former whaling station, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006

Gabriel Rojo / Abandoned whaling factory, Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, February 2006

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Long abandoned and rusting whaling station, Leith Harbor, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Long abandoned and rusting whaling station, Leith Harbor, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Rusty tanks for storing blubber in long abandoned whaling station, Leith Harbor, South Georgia Island

Rick Tomlinson / A rainbow arcs over the old whaling station of Grytviken in King Edward Cove, South Georgia, February 2007.

Rick Tomlinson / The abandoned Grytviken whaling station, with the restored church and museum in the background. South Georgia, February 2007

Carol Walker / Subantarctic Fur Seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) and Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at an old whaling station. South Georgia Islands, Sub Antarctica.

Pete Oxford / Coastal view of abandonned whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia

Peter Scoones / Abandonned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Peter Scoones / Abandonned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Peter Scoones / Abandonned whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia, South Atlantic Islands

Peter Scoones / Old boats at abandonned whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Pete Oxford / Old whaling boat at abandonned station, Grytviken, South Georgia

Niall Benvie / Box of whale meat with harpoon, Norway

Pete Oxford / Abandoned whaling station. Grytviken. South Georgia Antarctic Falkland Islands

Pete Oxford / Old whaling boat at abandoned station, Grytviken.South Georgia Antarctic

LYNN M. STONE / Abandoned wooden whaling cask on beach. Deception Island, Antartica

Onne van der Wal / Derelict rusting buildings at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The furnace in the foundry at the abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Inside the derelict rusting buildings at the abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Grytviken, a deserted whaling station, active from 1918-1963, as seen from a hill top above King Edward point, South Georgia. The museum can be seen in the foreground.

Onne van der Wal / Rusted chains and tackle that were used to handle the whale carcasses at the now abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Machinery at the abandoned Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Workers houses at the deserted whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Workers houses at the deserted whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Workers houses at the deserted whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Wrecked seal catchers "Dias" and "Albatross" serve as a reminder of human life at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Workers houses at the deserted whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / A crew member waiting on the dock of the abandoned whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) outside abandoned whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Wreck of the old whaling ship "Petrel" at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Buildings at the abandoned whaling station in Grytviken with mountains beyond, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Remains of the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Old boats and a derelict building at the abandoned whaling station at Husvik, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" moored up at Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Grytviken, a deserted whaling station, active from 1918-1963, as seen from a hill top above King Edward point, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Rusted oil tanks at the abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" tied up to the dock at the abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Wrecked seal catchers "Dias" and "Albatross" serve as a reminder of human life at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The abandoned wreck of the old whaling vessel "Petrel", Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Derelict buildings at the abandoned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia.

Mark MacEwen / Rusty vats used to cook blubber and store oil at Grytviken, the largest former whaling station on South Georgia. November 2017.