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• Whaling in Western Australia — was one of the first viable industries established in the Swan River Colony following the arrival of British settlers in 1829. The industry had numerous ups and downs until the last whaling station closed in Albany in 1978.There are two main… …   Wikipedia

• Whaling in the Netherlands — was a centuries long tradition.The history of Dutch whaling begins with 17th century exploration of Arctic fishing grounds; and the profitability of whaling in the 18th century drove further growth. Increased competition and political upheavals… …   Wikipedia

• Whaling in the Faroe Islands — has been practised since at least the tenth century. [cite web | url = http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.nsf/allweb/1A54D1513433CC8080256F350048721B | title = An Introduction to the History of Whaling | publisher = WDCS | accessdate = 2006 12… …   Wikipedia

• whaling station — whaling station, a place where whale blubber is boiled to make oil, either on a factory ship or on shore …   Useful english dictionary

• whaling — /hway ling, way /, n. the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing. [1680 90; WHALE1 + ING1] * * * Hunting of whales for food, oil, or both. Whaling dates to prehistoric times, when Arctic peoples used stone tools to hunt …   Universalium

• Whaling — Eighteenth century engraving showing Dutch whalers hunting bowhead whales in the Arctic …   Wikipedia

• factory ship — 1. a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by products. 2. Also called factory trawler. a large fishing vessel, usually a stern trawler, equipped for processing and freezing fish at sea. [1925 30] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• factory ship — noun a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea • Hypernyms: ↑whaler, ↑whaling ship * * * ˈfactory ship f16 [factory ship] noun a large ship used for catching fish, that has equipment for cleaning and freezing the fish on board …   Useful english dictionary

• whaling ship — noun a ship engaged in whale fishing • Syn: ↑whaler • Derivationally related forms: ↑whale (for: ↑whaler) • Hypernyms: ↑ship • …   Useful english dictionary

• factory ship — noun a fishing or whaling ship with facilities for immediate processing of the catch …   English new terms dictionary

• Nantucket Whaling Museum — Coordinates: 41°17′08″N 70°05′56″W / 41.285524°N 70.098941°W / 41.285524; 70.098941 …   Wikipedia