finback

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Climb 41 steps to the lamp room, which has used a LED lantern since 2014 — and you may spot humpback, right and minke as well as finback whales circling in the deep waters below.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2019

And the bodies of 28 humpback and 17 finback whales washed up on beaches in Alaska and British Columbia in Canada.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 31, 2019

The black curve of a finback whale broke the surface of the grey water, and uninhabited islands dripped from the end of the continent like water from a leaky tap.

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2019

If the finback swallowed Jonah, its throat should be big enough to fit him.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2012

"I remember reading that there are three sorts of whales—the finback, the right whale, and the sperm whale; but I should like to hear how they are caught."

From The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea by Osborne, Mrs. David