Dundee Whaling Expedition

The Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892–1893) began on 6 September 1892, when a Dundee, Scotland whaling company, due to dwindling arctic whaling resources, decided to gamble and sent four steam-powered whaling ships, the Balaena, Active, Diana and Polar Star, to the Weddell Sea in search of Right Whales. While the Blue whales of the antarctic were too powerful to be captured, the expedition managed to collected a large number of seals. The expedition of joined by polar scientist William Speirs Bruce on the Balaena under Captain Alexander Fairweather. On 8 January 1893, Captain Thomas Robertson of the Active discovered Dundee Island (63°30′S 055°55′W / 63.5°S 55.917°W / -63.5; -55.917).

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• List of Antarctic expeditions

This hunting-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Antarctic expeditions History of Scotland History of Dundee Whaling Whaling in the United Kingdom 1892 in Scotland 1893 in Scotland 1892 in Antarctica 1893 in Antarctica Joinville Island group Scotland stubs Hunting stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Marquise Hill German School of Athens Look at other dictionaries: Dundee Whaling Expedition — Die Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892–1893) war eine Antarktisexpedition zum Zweck der Erforschung der Walfanggründe. Am 6. September 1892 entschied eine Walfanggesellschaft aus Dundee, ein Risiko einzugehen und sandte vier dampfgetriebene… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Dundee Whaling Expedition — La Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892 1893) Le 6 septembre 1892, une entreprise à décider d envoyer depuis l Écosse quatre baleiniers à vapeur pour chasser des baleines afin de sonder la viabilité économique des eaux proche de l Antarctique. Le… …   Wikipédia en Français Expédition nationale antarctique écossaise — Expédition Scotia Le navire de l expédition, le Scotia près de l île Laurie. L’expédition Scotia ou expédition nationale antarctique écossaise d après sa dénomination officielle Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), est une expédition… …   Wikipédia en Français Dundee Island — Map of Graham Land, showing Dundee Island (5) Geography Location Antarctica Coordinates …   Wikipedia Expédition Scotia — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Scotia (homonymie). Le navire de l expédition, le Scotia près de l île Laurie. L’expédition Scotia ou expédition nationale antarct …   Wikipédia en Français Dundee-Insel — Karte von Grahamland mit der Dundee Insel (5) Die Dundee Insel ist eine eisbedeckte Insel vor der nordöstlichen Spitze der Antarktischen Halbinsel und südlich der Joinville Insel. Sie ist Teil einer Gruppe von Inseln rund um die Halbinsel des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Dundee Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehlt Dundee Island Gewässer Südlicher Ozean Inselgruppe Joinville Inseln Geographische Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia History of Dundee — Dundee ( gd. Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth largest city in Scotland. Its history begins with the Picts in the Iron Age. During the Medieval Era, it was the site of many battles. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, the local jute industry caused the… …   Wikipedia Scottish National Antarctic Expedition — Expédition Scotia Le navire de l expédition, le Scotia près de l île Laurie. L’expédition Scotia ou expédition nationale antarctique écossaise d après sa dénomination officielle Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), est une expédition… …   Wikipédia en Français Scottish National Antarctic Expedition — The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), 1902–04, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Bruce had spent most of the 1890s engaged on expeditions… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”