whaling
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Reports of sperm whales using their heads to strike objects date back to open-boat whaling in the 19th century.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
The Browns had a hand in everything from ironmaking and rum distilling to whaling and the slave trade.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Generations of whaling all but eliminated the western population — leaving only about 150 alive today off of East Asia and Russia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Shackleton famously reached the whaling station of Stromness on South Georgia in 1916 after spending 18 months stranded on Antarctica with his crew.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
The whaling stations on the island were all on the northeast coast.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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