A Newfoundland floating factory whaling expedition
Abstract Modern shore station whaling spread from Norway to Newfoundland in 1896 with development of the Cabot Steam Whaling Co Ltd. Their success stimulated formation of a second company, the Newfoundland Steam Whaling Co Ltd, which in 1908 mounted a pelagic expedition to hunt in both hemispheres,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400012250 2024-03-03T08:46:34+00:00 A Newfoundland floating factory whaling expedition Dickinson, A. B. Sanger, C. W. 1991 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012250 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400012250 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 27, issue 161, page 125-128 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1991 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400012250 2024-02-08T08:46:28Z Abstract Modern shore station whaling spread from Norway to Newfoundland in 1896 with development of the Cabot Steam Whaling Co Ltd. Their success stimulated formation of a second company, the Newfoundland Steam Whaling Co Ltd, which in 1908 mounted a pelagic expedition to hunt in both hemispheres, particularly from the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and off northern Labrador. The expedition was a failure, and Newfoundland whaling remained a totally shore-based industry until cessation in 1972. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Polar Record South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Newfoundland South Shetland Islands Norway Cabot ENVELOPE(-54.600,-54.600,-63.383,-63.383) Polar Record 27 161 125 128 |
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Abstract Modern shore station whaling spread from Norway to Newfoundland in 1896 with development of the Cabot Steam Whaling Co Ltd. Their success stimulated formation of a second company, the Newfoundland Steam Whaling Co Ltd, which in 1908 mounted a pelagic expedition to hunt in both hemispheres, particularly from the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and off northern Labrador. The expedition was a failure, and Newfoundland whaling remained a totally shore-based industry until cessation in 1972. |
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A Newfoundland floating factory whaling expedition |
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A Newfoundland floating factory whaling expedition |
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