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....
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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.... |
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