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 pair have chased a finback whale from Campobello to Brier Island in the middle of the night.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2018

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

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2012

Had they not in view, more likely, a "finback" mammifer, as well known by the name "jubarte," which is provided with a dorsal fin, and whose length may equal that of the "right" whale?

From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Verne, Jules