Thomas Edge

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Thomas Edge was a 17th-century English whaler and explorer active in Arctic waters, after whom the island Edgeøya in Svalbard is named.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer
island
person
whaler
activeInCentury 17th century
areaOfExploration Barents Sea NERFINISHED
waters around Svalbard
associatedWith English Arctic whaling
associatedWithIndustry early modern whaling industry
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
era Age of Sail
fieldOfActivity Arctic exploration
whaling
gender male
hasNamesake Edgeøya NERFINISHED
knownFor exploration of Svalbard region
whaling voyages in Arctic waters
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Svalbard NERFINISHED
namedAfter Thomas Edge NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableFor being eponym of Edgeøya in Svalbard
occupation whaling captain
operatedInRegion Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED
Svalbard NERFINISHED

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Edgeøya namedAfter Thomas Edge