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Jonas Poole (bap. 1566 – 1612)[1] was an early 17th-century English explorer and sealer, and was significant in the history of whaling.

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).

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Jonas Poole

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Jonas Poole (bap. 1566 – 1612) was an early 17th-century English explorer and sealer, and was significant in the history of whaling. He served aboard...

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Henry Hudson

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journal. There is also no cartographical proof of this supposed discovery. Jonas Poole in 1611 and Robert Fotherby in 1615 both had possession of Hudson's journal...

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Polar bear

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Scotland, England and Ireland was given two polar bear cubs by the sailor Jonas Poole, who got them during a trip to Svalbard. At the end of the 17th century...

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History of Basque whaling

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the only people who understand whaling", lamented the English explorer Jonas Poole. Having learned the trade themselves, other nations adopted their techniques...

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Poolepynten

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strait of Forlandsundet. The headland is named after British whaler Jonas Poole. It has a length of about 1.5 kilometers. Poolepynten lies within the...

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List of Arctic expeditions

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unsuccessful attempt by Henry Hudson at finding the Northeast Passage 1610: Jonas Poole thoroughly explores Spitsbergen's west coast, reporting that he saw a...

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Kongsfjorden

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their measurements. Kongsfjorden was originally named Deer Sound by Jonas Poole (1610), and was known as such by the English whalers until at least 1658...

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Hornsund

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research station has been operating there since 1957. The English explorer Jonas Poole visited Hornsund in 1610, giving the fjord its name after his men had...

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Krossfjorden

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Mitrahalvøya east to Kapp Guissez. The English explorer (and later whaler) Jonas Poole entered Krossfjorden in 1610, naming it Close Cove. The Englishman John...

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History of Svalbard

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annually until they in a few years had achieved local extinction. After Jonas Poole reported seeing a "great store of whales" off Spitsbergen in 1610, the...

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Politics of Svalbard

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started walrus hunting on Bjørnøya in 1604, and from 1611 the company's Jonas Poole started whaling around Spitsbergen. The following year the Muscovy Company...

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Prins Karls Forland

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Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz in 1596. In 1610, the English explorer Jonas Poole named it Black Point Isle. By 1612 the English whalers were referring...

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Battle of Elba

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made their way independently into Porto Longone. Mary Rose 32 (Capt. Jonas Poole) William and Thomas 30 (Capt. John Godolphin) Thomas Bonaventure 28 (Capt...

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Bellsund

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Barents in 1596. He simply referred to it as Inwyck (inlet). In 1610 Jonas Poole explored Bellsund, giving the fjord the name it retains to this day....

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Thomas Edge

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Margaret (which he sailed on as factor), and the 60-ton bark Elizabeth, Jonas Poole, master and pilot, on a whaling voyage to Spitsbergen. Edge, in his A...

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Nicholas Woodcock

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Margaret (150 tons), Steven Bennet, master, and the Elizabeth (60 tons), Jonas Poole, master, to Spitsbergen in 1611- the first voyage made to the island...

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Order of battle at the Battle of Lowestoft

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Hired merchantman Yarmouth 52 Captain Thomas Ayliffe Vanguard 56 Captain Jonas Poole Convertine 48 Captain John Pearce Charity 46 Captain Robert Wilkinson...

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Steven Bennet

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The men were forced to row and sail to Bear Island, where they found Jonas Poole, master of the Elizabeth (which was sent to accompany the Mary Margaret)...

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4chan

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anonymous English-language imageboard website. Launched by Christopher "moot" Poole in October 2003, the site hosts boards dedicated to a wide variety of topics...

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Thomas Marmaduke

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north to the bay in order to salvage their goods. Later, the Elizabeth, Jonas Poole, master and pilot, sailed into the bay and attempted to shift his cargo...

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List of Canadian writers

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True Concessions Daniel Poliquin 1953 Sharon Pollock 1936 2021 Michael Poole 1936 2010 non-fiction Romancing Mary Jane Helen Fogwill Porter 1930 non-fiction...

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Charlie Austin

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May 2009, when he was signed by Swindon Town after a prolific season for Poole Town. After scoring 58 goals in 113 matches in the Football League Championship...

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