whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...

is a sea mammal. Whale or The Whale may also refer to:

Places

Extraterrestrial

Cetus Cetus () is a constellation, sometimes called 'the whale' in English. The Cetus (mythology), Cetus was a sea monster in Greek mythology which both Perseus and Heracles needed to slay. Cetus is in the region of the sky that contains other water- ...

, a constellation also known as "The Whale" *

Cthulhu Regio Cthulhu Macula (formerly ''Cthulhu Regio'') is a prominent surface feature of the dwarf planet Pluto, that is reminiscent of a whale in shape. It is an elongated dark region along Pluto's equator, long and one of the darkest features on Pluto. ...

on Pluto, unofficially called Whale

United Kingdom

Whale, Cumbria Whale is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is about a mile south of the village of Askham. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a popul ...

, England, a hamlet *

Whale Island, Hampshire Whale Island is a small island in Portsmouth Harbour, close by Portsea Island. It is home to HMS ''Excellent'', the oldest shore training establishment within the Royal Navy, and the location of the Navy Command Headquarters. The island is lin ...

, England

United States

Whale Cove (Oregon) Whale Cove is a small cove, approximately one-third of a mile (0.5 km) in diameter, located on the Pacific Coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 1.4 mi (2.3 km) south of the city of Depoe Bay. The cove is located at ...

Whale Lake Whale Lake is a lake in Cook County in what is known as the Arrowhead Region of northern Minnesota. It is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, at the base of Eagle Mountain, Minnesota's highest point. ...

, Minnesota * Whale Rock, Rhode Island

Elsewhere

Bay of Whales The Bay of Whales was a natural ice harbour, or iceport, indenting the front of the Ross Ice Shelf just north of Roosevelt Island, Antarctica. It is the southernmost point of open ocean not only of the Ross Sea, but worldwide. The Ross Sea ...

, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica *

Whale Cove, Nunavut Whale Cove (ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ in Inuktitut syllabics) (''Tikiraqjuaq'', meaning "long point"), is a hamlet located south southwest of Rankin Inlet, northeast of Arviat, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, on the western shore of Hudson Bay ...

, Canada * Whale Island, the English name of

Moutohora Island Moutohora Island (previously known as Whale Island) ( mi, Moutohorā) is a small uninhabited island located off the Bay of Plenty coast of New Zealand's North Island, about north of the town of Whakatane. The island is a remnant of a complex ...

in New Zealand * Whale Island, an island in the Torres Strait, Australia *

Whale Sound Whales use a variety of sounds for communication and sensation. The mechanisms used to produce sound vary from one family of cetaceans to another. Marine mammals, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises, are much more dependent on sound than ...

, Greenland

People

* Whale (surname) *

Brian Roberts (Australian rules footballer) Brian Stuart Roberts (28 April 1945 – 6 August 2016) was an Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1971 and 1975 for the Richmond Football Club (as well as a short stint with South Melbourne in 1975). Roberts was kno ...

, an Australian football player known as "The Whale"

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

* Whale (improbable), a minor character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' * W.H.A.L.E., a fictional vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe *

Tannin (monster) Tannin ( he, תַּנִּין ''tannīn''; syr, ܬܢܝܢܐ ''tannīnā'' plural: ''tannīnē''; ar, التنين ', ultimately from Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 ''dannina'') or Tunnanu (Ugaritic: 𐎚𐎐𐎐 ''tnn'', likely vocalized ''tunnanu'') was ...

, a Levantine sea monster translated as "whale" in the King James Version of the Bible *

Tobias Whale Tobias Whale is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Black Lightning. Whale appears in the live-action Arrowverse series ''Black Lightning'', portrayed by Marvin "Krondon" Jones II ...

, a comic book villain * Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck, a character from ''Monk''

Films

* ''Whale'' (film), a 1970 Bulgarian comedy satirizing the defects of the Bulgarian economic and social structure * ''The Whale'' (2011 film), a 2011 documentary film about a killer whale (orca) living in Nootka Sound, Canada * ''The Whale'' (2013 film), a 2013 BBC television film about the ''Essex'' whaleship and its sinking in 1820 * ''The Whale'' (2022 film), a drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Brendan Fraser and based on the 2012 play

Literature

* "The Whale" (poem), an Old English poem *''The Whale'', a 2012 stage play by

Samuel D. Hunter Samuel D. Hunter (born 1981) is an American playwright living in New York City. Hunter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho. He is best known for plays ''A Bright New Boise'', which won the 2011 Obie Award for playwriting, and ''The Whale'', ...

* ''

Moby-Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler, whaling ship ''Pequod (Moby- ...

'' or ''The Whale'', an 1851 novel by Herman Melville

Music

Whale (band) Whale was a Swedish alternative rock group active from 1992 to 1999. Career Gordon Cyrus and Henrik Schyffert met while working on a commercial and decided to collaborate on a music track. Schyffert recruited his then-girlfriend, Cia Berg, to pe ...

, a Swedish alternative pop rock band * "Whale" (song), by Catatonia, 1994 * "The Whale" (Tavener), a dramatic cantata by John Tavener * "The Whale", an instrumental by Electric Light Orchestra from '' Out of the Blue'' * "Whales", a song by Scale the Summit from '' The Collective''

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* "The Whale" (''The Office''), an episode of the US TV series ''The Office'' * ''Whale'' (sculpture), an outdoor wooden sculpture in Cannon Beach, Oregon, US

Military

* USS ''Whale'', ships of the US Navy *

Douglas A-3 Skywarrior The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior is a jet-powered strategic bomber that was developed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was designed by Douglas on behalf of the United States Navy, which sought a carrier-capable strategic bomber. Duri ...

, a carrier-based aircraft nicknamed "The Whale" *

Operation Whale Operation Whale (''"Unternehmen Wal"'' or ''"Unternehmen Walfisch"'' in German) was the name of two separate German Intelligence (Abwehr) plans conceived in 1940.Wal & Walfisch have the same meaning in the German language. *''" Unternehmen Walfisc ...

, two aborted World War II-era German intelligence plans * Soviet submarine S-99, the only ship of the experimental Whale class submarine

Sports

Chicago Whales The Chicago Whales were a professional baseball team based in Chicago. They played in the Federal League, a short-lived "third Major League", in 1914 and 1915. They originally lacked a formal nickname, and were known simply as the "Chicago Feder ...

, a professional baseball team in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915 * Connecticut Whale, a former American Hockey League team, now called the Hartford Wolf Pack *

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to ...

, a former NHL franchise nicknamed "The Whale" *

Ingalls Rink David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. It is commonly referred to as The Whale, due to its shape. The building was constructed fo ...

, Yale University, an ice hockey rink commonly referred to as "The Whale" *

Irish Whales The Irish Whales or "The Whales" was a nickname given to a group of Irish, Irish-American and Irish-Canadian athletes who dominated weight-throwing events in the first two decades of the 20th century. "This group dominated the field events, par ...

or "The Whales", nickname of a group of Irish and Irish-American athletes who dominated weight-throwing events in the early 20th century

Other uses

* Whale (computer virus), a malicious program * ''Whale'' (ship), a sloop which disappeared in 1816 * '' A Whale'', a Liberian-flagged ore-oil carrier ship *

Whale (gambling) A high roller, also referred to as a whale or cheetah, is a gambler who consistently wagers large amounts of money. High rollers often receive lavish " comps" from casinos to lure them onto the gambling floors, such as free private jet transfers ...

or high roller, a gambler who consistently wagers large amounts of money * Naver Whale, a Web browser * The Whale, a housing project by Danish

West 8 West 8 is an urban planning and landscape architecture firm founded by Adriaan Geuze and Paul van Beek in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1987. It is known for its contemporary designs and innovative solutions to urban planning problems using lighting, ...

* Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE)