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

It was with these alone that Captain Hull was now about to encounter the finback that was lying some four miles distant from his ship.

From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Frewer, Ellen E.