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A Dutch Whale of a Tale: Arctic survival, weather and sea ice in 1710.
In 1710, a Dutch whaling ship embared on its annual whaling expedition to the Greenland Sea where it became beset in sea ice. Struggling for their own survival, the whalers took on the crew ofa shipwrecked companion whaler. Eventually reaching open sea, and after repairs in Iceland and numberous ocean perils, the whalers were able to return to Holland.
Laating 228 days, this is one of the longest 17-18th centur whaling expeditions on record. The ship's helmsman published theiri ordeal in 1711. Dr. Hester Jiskoot transcribed and translated this book, extracting the route, daily weather, sea ice, nautical , and other data. These data were calibrated and compared to paleoclimatic data, historical maps and independent transcripts. Dr. Jiskoot will present highlights of this whaling expedition, its geographical and socio-historical context, its lessons in survivorship, and the oldest long-term record of weather and sea ice along the coast of East Greenland.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
C640 AT 3:00 PM
This History Coloquium is present by:
Dr. Hester Jiskoot
Associate Professor of Physical Geography & Glaciology
Department of Geography
Contact:
Margaret Cook | margaret.cook@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2541