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This lookout post close to the Costado da Nau is a remnant from those times when whaling was an important industry on the islands. After a decline, whaling was finally banned in 1984. The large marine mammals are now hunted with the camera instead of the harpoon.
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- Created
- on Sunday 10 September 2023 by Martin Mergili
- Region
- Keywords
- local tradition, mirror of the past
- Visits and license
- 179 visits, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED license