Dundee Whaling Expedition
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Dundee Whaling Expedition
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The Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892–1893) was a commercial voyage from Scotland to Antarctica. Whaling in the Arctic was in decline from overfishing. The merchants of Dundee decided to equip a fleet to sail all the way to the Weddell Sea in search of right whales. Antarctic whaling was mostly done from shore-based stations. On 6 September 1892, four steam-powered whaling ships, the Balaena, Active, Diana and Polar Star, set off. In the end they found no whales they could harvest as the blue whal
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1892–1893 voyage to Antarctica
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundee_Whaling_Expedition
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2021-09-03T03:13:34Z
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