Lægerneset
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Lægerneset is a point on the eastern side of Recherchefjorden
, Svalbard
. It was once known as "Whale Head" or "Edge's Point", which was named after the English merchant and whaler Thomas Edge
. An English whaling
station was situated on the point in the first half of the 17th century.
Recherchefjorden
Recherchefjorden is a small fjord on the south side of Bellsund, Spitsbergen.-History:The fjord is named after the French cruiser La Recherche, which visited Spitsbergen in 1838 and 1839. Before being renamed, it had been called Schoonhaven by the Dutch since the early 17th century. The English...
, Svalbard
Svalbard
Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic, constituting the northernmost part of Norway. It is located north of mainland Europe, midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude , and from 10° to 35° east longitude. Spitsbergen is the...
. It was once known as "Whale Head" or "Edge's Point", which was named after the English merchant and whaler Thomas Edge
Thomas Edge
Thomas Edge was an English merchant, whaler, and sealer who worked for the Muscovy Company in the first quarter of the 17th century. Edge was born in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire in 1587/88. His father was Ellis Edge. Edgeøya is named after him...
. An English whaling
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
station was situated on the point in the first half of the 17th century.