{"id":31,"date":"2010-10-04T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T19:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/husvik-cemetery\/"},"modified":"2023-04-22T18:14:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T17:14:33","slug":"husvik-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/husvik-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Husvik Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-1294d0d1 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/harial01.jpg \" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/harial01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2448\" width=\"\" height=\"\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Husvik cemetery is a little way South of the whaling station. 34 men were buried there between 1910 and 1959. It has a simple chain and post fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c8048dab alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-wp-maps-container'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-wp-maps-loader-container' style='height: 300px;width: 600px;'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-map-loader-initial'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width='38' height='38' viewBox='0 0 38 38' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' stroke='#333'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g fill='none' fill-rule='evenodd'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g transform='translate(1 1)' stroke-width='2'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle stroke-opacity='.5' cx='18' cy='18' r='18'\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d='M36 18c0-9.94-8.06-18-18-18'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<animateTransform\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tattributeName='transform'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='rotate'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom='0 18 18'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto='360 18 18'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdur='1s'\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trepeatCount='indefinite'\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-wp-maps'\r\n\t\t\t\t\tid='mapster-wp-maps-2029'\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-id='2029'\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-latitude='null'\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-longitude='null'\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-zoom='null'\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-single_feature_id=''>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Coordinates<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Decimal Degrees<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Degrees and Decimal Minutes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Latitude<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-54.1865<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">54\u00b0 11.190&#8242; S <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Longitude<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-36.7113<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">036\u00b0 42.678&#8242; W<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cemetery is well outside the Husvik Prohibited Area, declared by the Government in 2010 to prevent access to the dangerous station site. Husvik is also an approved visitor site, so cruise ships and yacht-based visitors may visit the cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historic Descriptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Funeral at Husvik\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are four pictures of a funeral procession at Husvik. Courtesy of Odd Galteland, who says it may have been in 1926, in which case it is the funeral of <a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/larsen-ludvig-m\/\">Ludvig M Larsen<\/a>. However this is by no means sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral02-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"hfuneral02\" class=\"wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral02-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral02.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral03-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"hfuneral03\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral03-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral03.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral05-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"hfuneral05\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral05-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral05.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral04-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"hfuneral04\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral04-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hfuneral04.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"pic1917\"><\/a>The following picture, courtesy of Geir Rosset, was taken in about 1917 by a crew member of the factory ship <em>Thor 1<\/em>, which operated at Godthul.The grave of <a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/samuelsen-ludvig\/\">Ludvig Samuelsen<\/a> is visible, which dates the photo long enough after May 1916 for the headstone to have been erected, so probably at least the following summer (November 1916). There seems to be a fresh grave, which would explain why someone took the photograph, and the position would be right for one of the 1918 burials &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/bergersen-bernhard\/\">Bernhard Bergersen<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/hansen-harald\/\">Harald Hansen<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/johnsen-lars\/\">Lars Johnsen<\/a> (there were no burials or deaths recorded in 1917, either at Husvik or Godthul).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hview02m-c1917-Rosset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hview02m-c1917-Rosset-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"hview02m-c1917-Rosset\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hview02m-c1917-Rosset-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildisland.gs\/cemswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/cems\/hview02m-c1917-Rosset.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description The Husvik cemetery is a little way South of the whaling station. 34 men were buried there between 1910 and 1959. 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