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chalk Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Chalk ...

(calcium carbonate), used in metal polish, putty, and whitewash, and sometimes added to paint to improve the paint's opacity

Fish

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Merlangius merlangus ''Merlangius merlangus'', commonly known as Whiting or merling, is an important food fish in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean and the northern Mediterranean, western Baltic, and Black Sea. In Anglophonic countries outside the Whiting's natural ...

'', the original fish species to receive the name; a common food fish of the cod family found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean around Europe and the Mediterranean regions *

Whiting (fish) A number of Actinopterygiian fish have been given the common name whiting. Gadiformes (cod-like) * The fish originally known by the name "whiting" in English is ''Merlangius merlangus'', in the family Gadidae. This species inhabits the eastern Atla ...

, various other fish species in North America, Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific region

Places

In the United States and Canada

Whiting, Indiana Whiting is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It is roughly 16 miles from the Chicago Loop and two miles from Chicago's ...

Whiting, Iowa Whiting is a city in Monona County, Iowa, Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 745 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History A post office called Whiting has been in operation since 1873. The city was nam ...

Whiting, Kansas Whiting is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 191. History Whiting was founded in 1866. It was named for Mrs. Martha S. Whiting, who became the second wife of Senator Samuel ...

Whiting, Maine Whiting is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Tate Whiting, an early settler. The population was 482 at the 2020 census. The town was originally known as Orangetown. Geography According to the United Stat ...

Whiting, Missouri Whiting is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territorie ...

Whiting, New Jersey Whiting is an Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities, unincorporated community located on the west side of Manchester Township, New Jersey, Manchester Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County, New Jersey, United Stat ...

* Whiting, Vermont *

Whiting, Wisconsin Whiting is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States and is a suburb of Stevens Point. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,724 at the 2010 census. Geography Whiting is located at ...

Whiting, Wyoming Whiting is a census-designated place in Platte County, Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dak ...

Whiting Bay (Maine) Whiting Bay is bay in Whiting, Maine, in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 sta ...

, US *

Whiting Farms, Holyoke, Massachusetts Whiting Farms is a neighborhood in Holyoke, Massachusetts, located to the southwest of the city center, approximately from downtown. Following the construction of Whiting Farms Road in 1961, the area was developed as a residential and commercial ...

, neighborhood *

Whiting Hill Whiting Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is located on Martha's Vineyard northwest of West Tisbury in the Town of West Tisbury. Indian Hill and Goat Rocks Goat Rocks is an extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Ran ...

, mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts, US *

Whiting Peak (British Columbia) Whiting Peak is an unofficial name for a mountain in British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of above sea level and is one of Canada's many ultra prominent peaks. The name "Whiting Peak" is derived from its being the high point of a group ...

, a mountain in British Columbia, Canada *

Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park is a public regional park in southern Orange County, California. Whiting Ranch features riparian, oak woodland, grassland, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub environments throughout various canyons and hillscapes. Th ...

, a hiking location near Lake Forest, California *

Whiting River The Whiting River is a stream, about long, in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It enters the waters of Stephens Passage at the Borough of Juneau in the Alaska Panhandle between the mouths of the Taku and Sti ...

, a river in Alaska and British Columbia *

Whiting River (Connecticut) The Whiting River is a southward-flowing stream located in Massachusetts and the far northwest corner of Connecticut in the United States. The river runs for seven miles from its source at the Thousand Acre Swamp in New Marlborough before emptyin ...

, a stream in Massachusetts and Connecticut, US *

Whiting Township, North Dakota Whiting Township is a civil township in Bowman County, North Dakota, Bowman County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, its population was 33. References

Townships in Bowman County, Nor ...

, in Bowman County, North Dakota, US *

Whiting Township, Jackson County, Kansas Whiting Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas, USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 ...

, US

Elsewhere

Whiting Bay Whiting Bay ( gd, Eadar Dhà Rubha, "between two headlands") is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland south of Lamlash and south of Brodick. It is the island of Arran's third largest settlement behind Lamlash a ...

, Isle of Arran, Scotland *

Mount Whiting Mount Whiting () is a pyramidal mountain, largely ice free and steep cliffed on the south side, standing at the southwest side of Rankin Glacier near the east coast of Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by ...

, a pyramidal mountain in Antarctica *

Whiting Peak Whiting Peak () is a peak (c.1300 m) located 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) east of the north part of Gaylord Ridge in Nebraska Peaks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after L. Whiting, a member of the United S ...

, a scattered group of peaks and nunataks in Antarctica *

Whiting Rocks Whiting Rocks () is a three rocks lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of The Barchans, Argentine Islands, off the coast of Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (o ...

, a three rocks off the coast of Antarctica *

Whitings Hill Open Space Whitings Hill Open Space is a large public open space in Chipping Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is mainly grassed with clumps of young trees, planted as part of the Watling Chase Community Forest, and a few mature trees. There are goo ...

, a large public open space in Barnet, England

People

Whiting (surname) The surname Whiting is of Saxon origin meaning 'the white or fair offspring'. The Saxon suffix "-ing" denotes 'son of' or 'offspring'. It is a patronymic name from the Old English pre-7th Century 'Hwita' meaning 'the white' or 'fair one'. The su ...

, people with the surname Whiting *

Whiting (given name) Whiting is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Almon Whiting Babbitt (1812–1856), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement *George Whiting Badman (1886–1953), South Australian business man, horse breeder and owner *Carl ...

, people with the given name Whiting

Aviation

* Naval Air Station Whiting Field, a United States Navy air base in Florida **

NAS Whiting Field – North Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air ( ...

, a section of Naval Air Station Whiting Field **

NAS Whiting Field – South Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air ( ...

, a section of Naval Air Station Whiting Field

Buildings

Whiting Homestead The Whiting Homestead is a historic house at 291 North Main Street in West Hartford, Connecticut. Built about 1790, it is a fine example of late colonial architecture, with many original interior features. The house was listed on the National R ...

, a house in Connecticut in the United States *

Whiting House (disambiguation) Whiting House can refer to buildings in the United States, listed by state first, then city/town: * Lawler-Whiting House, Talladega, in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama * Whiting Homestead, West Hartf ...

, the name of many houses in the United States *

Whiting Refinery The Whiting Refinery is an oil refinery located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan and the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal and operated by BP. The facility is primarily located in Whiting, Indiana, USA, though portions of the complex span i ...

, an oil refinery operated by BP * The Whiting (auditorium), an auditorium in Michigan in the United States

Education

School City of Whiting School City of Whiting is a school district headquartered in Whiting, Indiana, United States. The district serves Whiting. School uniforms All Whiting schools require their students to wear school uniforms. Schools The district includes three sc ...

, a school district headquartered in Whiting, Indiana, in the United States * Whiting School of Engineering, a division of The Johns Hopkins University

Ships

*, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy, including: **HMS ''Whiting'', the previous name of the Royal Navy torpedo gunboat * NOAAS ''Whiting'' (S 329), an American survey ship in commission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1970 to 2003, and previously in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1963 to 1970 as USC&GS ''Whiting'' (CSS 29) *, a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1958 *, a proposed United States Navy submarine cancelled in 1944 prior to construction

Other uses

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Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting ''Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting'', 563 U.S. 582 (2011), is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that upheld an Arizona state law suspending or revoking business licenses of businesses that hire illegal aliens. The case dealt wit ...

'', a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States * Whiting Motor Car Company, an early American automobile manufacturer in

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 8 ...

, that operated from 1910 to 1912 * Whiting reaction, an organic chemical reaction *

Whiting Writers' Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard ...

, an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays