ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.WHALE WATCHING Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat. Whales are watched most commonly for recreation (cf. bird watching) but the activity can also be for scientific or educational reasons. WEB blues.helsinki Helsinki (hĕl`sĭngkē), Swed. Helsingfors, city (1998 pop. 546,317), capital of Finland, located in Southern Finland prov., S Finland, on the Gulf of Finland. .fi:80/whale/ Based in Finland Finland, Finnish Suomi (swô`mē), officially Republic of Finland, republic (2005 est. pop. 5,223,000), 130,119 sq mi (337,009 sq km), N Europe. , this pioneering site provides numerous links all over the globe, including local eco-tours to see whales whales - like kicking dead whales down the beach first-hand, and a timely review of news about whales. Ron Mader is the host of the Planeta.com: Eco Travels in the Americas website (www.planeta.com) and the author of the Mexico: Adventures in Nature guidebook. The Planeta.com whale watching guide debuted this spring and is found an-line at www.planeta.com/ecotravel/resources/whales.html. |
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