Assertion: archipelago | /r/HasProperty | visited by whaler
Facets:
value: after its discovery
type: TEMPORAL
value: regularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Soon after its discovery, the archipelago was regularly visited by whalers and sealers (mostly British, American, and Norwegian) who hunted the resident populations of whales and seals to the point of near extinction, including fur seals in the 18th century and elephant seals in the 19th century.