Antarctic Whaling

Whaling in the Antarctic, during the 1934–35 season, will be carried out on a scale comparable with that of the record season of three years ago. A large fleet, consisting of over twenty factory ships and some 140 whale catchers, and totalling approximately 270,000 tons, has left for the Antarctic w...

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Published in:Polar Record
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1935
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Vestfold
Foyn
Svend Foyn
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740003360x
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224740003360x 2024-03-03T08:36:56+00:00 Antarctic Whaling 1935 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740003360x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740003360X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 2, issue 9, page 71-71 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1935 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224740003360x 2024-02-08T08:37:47Z Whaling in the Antarctic, during the 1934–35 season, will be carried out on a scale comparable with that of the record season of three years ago. A large fleet, consisting of over twenty factory ships and some 140 whale catchers, and totalling approximately 270,000 tons, has left for the Antarctic whaling grounds, equipped with the most modern harpoon guns and refineries. The following are the names of some of the factory ships taking part: Antarctic, Hektoria, Kosmos II, Lancing, New Seville, Ole Wegger, Pelagos, Salvestria, Sir James Clark Ross, Skytteren, Solglimt, Southern Empress, Southern Princess, Sourabaya, Star 2, Star 12, Strombus, Suderoy, Svend Foyn, Tafelberg, Thorshammer, Torodd and Vestfold . All the more modern ships are equipped with oil-burning engines with the exception of Sir James Clark Ross , which is motor-driven. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Vestfold Foyn ENVELOPE(-64.333,-64.333,-66.666,-66.666) Svend Foyn ENVELOPE(-61.983,-61.983,-64.550,-64.550) Polar Record 2 9 71 71
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topic General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic Whaling
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description Whaling in the Antarctic, during the 1934–35 season, will be carried out on a scale comparable with that of the record season of three years ago. A large fleet, consisting of over twenty factory ships and some 140 whale catchers, and totalling approximately 270,000 tons, has left for the Antarctic whaling grounds, equipped with the most modern harpoon guns and refineries. The following are the names of some of the factory ships taking part: Antarctic, Hektoria, Kosmos II, Lancing, New Seville, Ole Wegger, Pelagos, Salvestria, Sir James Clark Ross, Skytteren, Solglimt, Southern Empress, Southern Princess, Sourabaya, Star 2, Star 12, Strombus, Suderoy, Svend Foyn, Tafelberg, Thorshammer, Torodd and Vestfold . All the more modern ships are equipped with oil-burning engines with the exception of Sir James Clark Ross , which is motor-driven.
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title_short Antarctic Whaling
title_full Antarctic Whaling
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publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
publishDate 1935
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