whaling stations
Blubber rendering outposts
Whaling stations were coastal facilities where whales were processed after being hunted.
Workers stripped blubber, rendered it into oil, and extracted other valuable materials like baleen and ambergris.
These operations flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries before declining as whale populations collapsed and petroleum replaced whale oil.
Some former whaling stations survive as historical sites or research outposts.
- harpoonBarbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- boatWatercraft for travel
- flensingRemoving whale fat
- processingSystematic operation on data
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