Sentences with phrase «whaling station of»

On the Antarctic island of South Georgia, in February, toward the middle of what passes for summer at the bottom of the world, I hurried through the ruined whaling station of Grytviken.

Molly's Reach is suburbia compared to the former whaling stations of Vancouver Island's west coast.

Not exact matches

After a rest, Shackleton and two of his men hiked and climbed across treacherous mountains to a whaling station, where Shackleton procured a ship and sailed to rescue his comrades.

With the proper permits in hand, Cade — a Stanford University student who works at the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California — helped them outfit a dozen whales in the area with the research equivalent of a Go - Pro, a video camera that came with a motion detector and a depth finder.

Most estimates of historic whale population size have been extrapolated from old whaling figures, but this method is often very inaccurate, argues marine biologist Steve Palumbi of Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in California, US.

«Our results illustrate the complex balance between whale attacks and fish escape responses, and how the lunge characteristics of the whales may be related to the escape abilities of targeted prey,» says Dr. Paolo Domenici, who spent several weeks at Hopkins Marine Station and helped lead the study.

Now, an analysis of more than 1700 whale carcasses collected at Donkergat whaling station in South Africa in 1963 confirms that the bites come from the prime suspect — cookie - cutter sharks.

Post-mortem time for the sperm whale carcases averaged 28.4 hr on arrival for flensing at the Icelandic whaling station, and, although carcases were not sufficiently fresh for enzymatic studies, they were adequate for analyses of basic composition.

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While this is the most heavily advertised part of the disc, it's somewhat lackluster in practice and provides only a slight teaser as to the Predator and Alien presence at the Antarctic whaling station in 1904.

Nevertheless Klam does drop clues, including this crisp sentence: «This place had been known at one time or another for whale hunting, Portuguese immigrants, sand dunes, herring shoals, shipwrecks off the point, but also for a certain kind of seeker or desperate kook, Puritans, dropouts, communists, frazzled intellectuals, painters from New York, experimental - theater types, alcoholic fishermen, sailors stationed here between the wars, stubborn or demented individuals...

During the 1950s Tangalooma was the site for one of the largest whaling stations in the southern hemisphere.

Number of suites (total number of keys): 8 - Spectacular views of the famed Whale's Tail, Pacific Ocean and Rainforest - Private panoramic terrace - Oversized hammock made for two - Custom designed, natural fiber floating beds - Glass, double rainfall shower with ocean views - Daily morning housekeeping service and evening candlelit turndown service - Binoculars, music docking station, robes, natural and sumptuous toiletries - Air conditioning and ceiling fans - Minibar, wine cooler and espresso machine

The whaling station museum tells fascinating tales of Albany's whaling industry and you can take a cruise to meet whales up close.

• A satellite station at the world famous kite spot «Le Morne» with shuttle service free of charge • Swimming with dolphins • Whale watching • Biking • Chemin Grenier Market Fair • Zipline • Diving • Hiking • Sightseeing • Quad Biking • Crocodile Park • La Vallée des Couleurs • Saint Aubin Restaurant • Rhumerie de Chamarel • Grand Bassin • Bois Cheri Tea Factory • Windsurfing

Radio listeners within 15 kilometers of the killer whale sanctuary can tune into the all - whale radio station.

Purchase lunch at your leisure before we join a fascinating tour of Whale World, the site of Australia's last whaling station.

Afternoon tour of Albany city, visit to Mt. Clarence, The Amity, Whaling Station Museum and The Gap.

Shore station where whale blubber was boiled down for the oil in the 1850s and 1860s, halfway out on the inner beach of Ballast Point

Some of the other attractions are the Millenium Tower, a tour of the old whaling station, a game of golf on the 18 - hole golf course or shopping at one of the many chain stores.

Only a few were caught from two whaling stations on the coast of California from 1919 to 1926, and a single station in Washington (1911 — 21) accounted for the capture of another.

These sources included: (1) records of gray whale catches off the Korean coast between 1948 and 1966), (2) an observation of four gray whales in the western Okhotsk Sea in 1967 and (3) a sighting of a mother - Remote research station used since 1995 to conduct research on gray whales feeding off Sakhalin Island seen in the background, while a gray whale feeds near shore in the foreground.

Initially they promoted the expansion of gray whale tourism in Magdalena Bay through ads on Mexican TV stations.

The park has preserved historic lime kilns that were a key part of the San Juan Island economy in the late 1800's and features a functioning lighthouse and whale research station.

On the way to the Millennium Tower one can enjoy magnificent harbour and city views or a tour of the old whaling station, one of the last remaining symbols that remind us that whaling took place off the coast of Durban many years ago.

Tours take place in the old whaling station on the Bluff Headlands as well as one of the largest collections of pictures, memorabilia, newspaper clippings and old footage of the whaling days.

Georgia Aquarium's Conservation Field Station is dedicated to research and rescue of dolphins and small whales in North Florida.

The park consists of two baseball diamonds, a soccer / multipurpose field, playground suitable for ages 2 - 12, jogging path, picnic tables, whale watching station, and the Michael Landon Community Center.

There are a variety of attractions and landmarks in the surrounding area including; Agulhas Lighthouse, De Hoop Nature Reserve, whale hiking trail, Elim Mission Station, wine route, Gansbaai, Shark Cage Diving, and Arniston.

For one of the best spots for whale watching along the Mendocino Coast travel to Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park.

Explore local birds with The Mendocino Coast Audubon Society by joining their beginning bird identification walks starting at 9 am from the upper parking lot at Point Cabrillo Light Station SHP each day of Whale Festival.

Join the biologists of the Mingan Island Cetacean Study research station for a week - long immersion among the whales of the St Lawrence.

The bottom line is that law is being broken by the Japanese with vast, tragic consequences for the whales, and until the international community gets its act together and stations a navy of armed battleships to stop the unconscionable activities by the Japanese, it will be up to Captain Paul Watson and his stink bombs alone to stop them.

When the R / V Gould reaches Station Obama later this month, the team of scientists aboard will spend six hours collecting a suite of biological, physical, and chemical measurements.They'll map sea ice cover from the ship and satellite observations, whale biologists will make shipboard visual and drone - based instrumental observations, and two penguin scientists will spend five days studying a nearby Adélie penguin colony.