The Race for Antarctica in the Twentieth Century
What caused a boom in Antarctic whaling in the late nineteenth century? The 1860s and 1870s saw a decline in whaling when kerosene largely replaced whale oil for heating and lighting. The resulting drop in profits caused fewer whaling fleets to set out to sea....
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book Part |
| Language: | unknown |
| Published: |
Oxford University Press
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190641320.003.0002 |
| Summary: | What caused a boom in Antarctic whaling in the late nineteenth century? The 1860s and 1870s saw a decline in whaling when kerosene largely replaced whale oil for heating and lighting. The resulting drop in profits caused fewer whaling fleets to set out to sea.... |
|---|