page_title: List of ghost towns by country
section_title: Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands
hierarchical_section_title: List of ghost towns by country / Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands
caption_attribution_description: English: Grytviken at South Georgia , whaling station
context_page_description: The following is a list of ghost towns, listed by continent, then by country.
context_section_description: The islands of Antarctica, particularly South Georgia, were popular with whalers during the first half of the 20th century, and many of the settlements on these islands are former whaling stations. Most of them were closed down during the Great Depression, when whaling became unprofitable, and are now abandoned. These settlements include:
caption: The ghost town of Grytviken, South Georgia Island
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