A "whaling station" refers to a place or facility where whales are hunted and processed for various purposes such as extracting their oil, harvesting their meat, or collecting their body parts.
Sentences with «whaling station»
Day Four — Today we travel through Beachport, a quaint old whaling station on a sheltered bay — home to a small fishing fleet. (wikiaustralia.com)
Beachport, a quaint old whaling station on a sheltered bay, is home to a small fishing fleet. (wikiaustralia.com)
Molly's Reach is suburbia compared to the former whaling stations of Vancouver Island's west coast. (remonline.com)