whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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The original home, a classic brick-and-clapboard New England Colonial in Edgartown’s historic downtown district, dates to 1835, when the tiny village was a major whaling port.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Nineteenth-century whaling brought seafarers to the area, along with the first attempts to Christianize the Inuit children.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The pair spent their childhood summers camping here, collecting whale bones and learning from their father about regional folklore, including tales from the nearby whaling station at Bahía del Águila, which processed 4,000 cetaceans between 1906 and 1920.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
Hudson, New York About two hours north of Manhattan, Hudson has transformed from a 19th-century whaling port into one of the Hudson Valley’s most design-centric small cities.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Nineteenth-century whaling brought seafarers to the area, along with the first attempts to Christianize the Inuit children.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The pair spent their childhood summers camping here, collecting whale bones and learning from their father about regional folklore, including tales from the nearby whaling station at Bahía del Águila, which processed 4,000 cetaceans between 1906 and 1920.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
Hudson, New York About two hours north of Manhattan, Hudson has transformed from a 19th-century whaling port into one of the Hudson Valley’s most design-centric small cities.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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