This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. “Death to the living, Long life to the killers, Success to sailors’ wives, And greasy luck to ...
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The limits of ice: What a 19th-century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica's futureIn 1897, the former whaling ship RV Belgica left Antwerp in Belgium ... are expanding their range on islands near the peninsula. In the 19th century, going to Antarctica was a perilous journey ...
Not until the early 20th century was ... boy on the merchant ship the St. Lawrence. After this expedition and a year exploring the West, Melville joined the crew of the whaling ship Acushnet ...
Salvesen’s had two factory ships which were like a floating whaling station, but far more cramped – they could fully process the whales, and house hundreds of whalers and technicians like me.
Not until the early 20th century was ... boy on the merchant ship the St. Lawrence. After this expedition and a year exploring the West, Melville joined the crew of the whaling ship Acushnet ...
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