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The work of the Investigations contributed hugely to our knowledge of the whales, the krill they fed on, and the oceanography of their habitat. The investigations continued until 1951, with the final report being published in 1980. THE LABORATORY Shore-based work on South Georgia took place in the marine laboratory, Discovery House, built in 1925 at King Edward Point and occupied until 1931. The scientists lived and worked in the building, travelling half a mile or so across King Edward Cove to the whaling station at Grytviken to work on whales as they were brought ashore by commercial whaling ships. THE SHIPS Vessels used were:
THE DISCOVERY REPORTS Results of the investigations were printed in the Discovery Reports. This was a series of many small reports, published in 38 volumes by the Cambridge University Press, and latterly the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences. Many were printed as individual reports rather than in large volumes. (Incomplete) List of the Discovery Reports: BOOKS The Discovery Investigations are described in the following books, all of which are out of print:
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