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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 Japan — Japan has a long history of whaling. However, current whaling conducted by Japan is a source of political dispute between pro and anti whaling countries and organizations. HistoryThe oldest written mention of whaling in Japanese records is from… … Wikipedia
Whaling in America — The origins of whaling in America date to the the 17th century in New England and peaked in 1846 52. New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent out its last whaler, the John R. Mantra , in 1927.HistoryThe towns of Long Island are believed to have been the… … Wikipedia
Whaling in Iceland — Iceland has a long tradition of subsistence whaling; spear drift whaling was practised from the 12th century or earlier and continued in a relic form until the late 19th century. The early reliance on whales is reflected in the Icelandic language … Wikipedia
fleet — fleet1 [ flit ] noun count ** 1. ) a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, especially when they are owned by one organization or person: the company s fleet of vehicles Survivors were taken to hospital in a fleet of ambulances. 2. ) fleet… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fleet — I UK [fliːt] / US [flɪt] noun [countable] Word forms fleet : singular fleet plural fleets ** 1) a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, especially when they are owned by one organization or person the company s fleet of vehicles Survivors… … English dictionary
fleet — Synonyms and related words: Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, age group, agile, alert, animated, argosy, armada, ball the jack, band, barrel, battalion, beguile, bevy, body, boom, bottoms, bowl along … Moby Thesaurus
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 — /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
Whaling Disaster of 1871 — The Whaling Disaster of 1871 was an incident off the northern Alaskan coast in which a fleet of 33 American whaling ships were trapped in the Arctic ice in late 1871 and subsequently abandoned. It dealt a serious blow to the American whaling… … Wikipedia
