Dundee Whaling Expedition

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The Dundee Whaling Expedition (1892-1893) was an Antarctic expedition for the purpose of exploring the whaling grounds.

On September 6, 1892, a Dundee whaling company decided to take a risk and sent four steam-powered whaling ships - the Balaena , the Active , the Diana and the Polar Star  - into the Weddell Sea to look for right whales . On January 8, 1893, Captain Thomas Robertson (1854-1918) discovered the Dundee Island ( 63 ° 30 ′  S , 55 ° 55 ′  W ) from the Active .

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