The Whaler's Lutheran church at the old Norwegian whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Whaler in Tromso harbour with the Bridge and Cathedral in background, Tromso, Troms, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The whaler that used to go to Svalbard, with warehouses behind that have been converted into offices, Tromso, Troms, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The National Geographic Endeavour anchored at the old Norwegian whaling station at Whaler's Cove, Deception Island

The old Norwegian whaling station at Whaler's Cove, Deception Island. The station ran from 1904 through 1931. Shown here are the old steam tanks used for rendering.

The old Norwegian whaling station at Whaler's Cove, Deception Island

View of Baily Head, and Livingston Island on the horizon. Whaler's Bay, Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

A view of the wreck of the Norwegian whaler Gubernor on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Adult Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) nesting and mating on Enterprise Island near the wreck of the Gouvernoren, a Norwegian whaler which caught fire and sank in Wilhelmina Bay in 1916, Antarctica.

Adult Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata) nesting and mating on Enterprise Island near the wreck of the Gouvernoren, a Norwegian whaler which caught fire and sank in Wilhelmina Bay in 1916, Antarctica

A view of the wreck of the Norwegian whaler Gubernor on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Southern Right Whale

Leaping Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

Man in Whaler Costume, 19th Century Fishing Station, Bolungarvik, Iceland

Man in Whaler Costume, 19th Century Fishing Station, Bolungarvik, Iceland

Man in Whaler Costume, 19th Century Fishing Station, Bolungarvik, Iceland

Tourists in the warm waters of Whaler's Bay, Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Deception Island, Antarctica.