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whaling

[hwey-ling, wey-] / ˈʰweɪ lɪŋ, ˈweɪ- /












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Even decades later, the legacy of whaling continues to shape whale populations, affecting not only how many whales exist today but also which males succeed in fathering calves.

From Science Daily Mar. 5, 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

California shut down the nation’s last whaling station in 1971.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

Shetlander Helen Balfour is the assistant curator at the South Georgia Museum in Grytviken, one of the island's former whaling stations.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

But there were still miles to go before the safety of the whaling station.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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