Red Bay, Saddle Island 红湾，马鞍岛

We visited Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage-listed location that preserves the remnants of a 16th-century Basque whaling stations. The main attraction is a guided walking tour to Saddle Island—the primary whale oil production hub—accessed via a complimentary water taxi that operates hourly.
This site showcases the industrial-scale whale oil production led by Basque whalers in the 1500s. Historical estimates suggest that over 25,000 whales (mostly North Atlantic right whales) were slaughtered here in just 75 years, fueling Europe's demand for lamp oil and lubricants.
我们探访了红湾国家历史遗址——这里是联合国教科文组织认定的世界文化遗产，完整保存着16世纪巴斯克捕鲸站的工业遗迹。搭乘每小时一班的免费班船，我们登上马鞍岛参加导览步行，这里曾是鲸油生产的核心基地。
该遗址很大程度上还原了巴斯克人当年工业化捕鲸的规模和场景。据考证，在短短75年间，超过25,000头鲸鱼（主要为北大西洋露脊鲸）在此遭猎杀，由这里运出的油脂曾照亮整个欧洲。
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