| 词条 | 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 {{ship||Balaena|1872 ship|2}}, {{ship||Active|1852 ship|2}}, Diana and Polar Star, set off.[1] In the end they found no whales they could harvest as the blue whales of the Antarctic were too powerful to be captured. However, the expedition managed to make a profit by collecting a large number of seal pelts. The expedition included the polar scientist William Speirs Bruce and William Gordon Burn Murdoch, surgeon and assistant on the Balaena under Captain Alexander Fairweather.[1] On 8 January 1893, Captain Thomas Robertson of Active discovered Dundee Island ({{coord|63|30|S|055|55|W|}}).[2] See also
References1. ^1 Voyage of the Balaena, Glasgow Digital Library, retrieved 3 December 2013 {{Dundee}}{{Scotland-hist-stub}}{{hunting-stub}}2. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=4167|name=Dundee Island|accessdate=2013-12-03}} 10 : Antarctic expeditions|History of Dundee|Whaling in Scotland|1892 in Scotland|1893 in Scotland|1892 in Antarctica|1893 in Antarctica|Joinville Island group|Expeditions from the United Kingdom|Whaling in Antarctica |
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