Edward Beveridge Binnie (1884 in
Stanley, Falkland Islands — 1956 in
Sandefjord, Norway) was the second
resident magistrate of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
, serving from October 1914 to April 1927, during which time he resided at
King Edward Point.
He had previously served as
customs officer on East Falkland Island in 1907,
[Antarctic Magistrate: A Book Review By Keith Holmes]
, by Keith Holmes, at the Government of South Georgia Island; originally published May 2009; retrieved June 24, 2014 in which position he supervised the activities of
whaling companies
In 1912, Binnie became the first Resident Magistrate of
Graham Land and the
South Shetland Islands; in 1914, he was transferred to South Georgia.
In 1922, he officiated at the funeral of
Ernest Shackleton.
In 1923, Binnie vacationed in
Norway, where he met and married Margrethe Larsen; she came with him to the sub-Antarctic territories, but became homesick, and in 1927 he resigned his post so that they could move back to Norway.
[
The ]Binnie Peaks
Binnie Peaks () are twin peaks rising to to the north of Romerof Head in western South Georgia. Named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of ...
of South Georgia are named in his honor.Binnie Peaks
at the Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey; retrieved June 24, 2014
References
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1884 births
1956 deaths
Falkland Islands people of Scottish descent
History of South Georgia
South Shetland Islands
People from Stanley, Falkland Islands
Scottish emigrants to Norway