Basque and Portuguese mariners established seasonal whaling and fishing outposts along the Atlantic coast in the early 16th century.
Their path had become surer and the way easier upon reaching t 139 the fishing outpost, hardly big enough to be called a village, of Tuck.
The English sent a fleet in 1706 that destroyed French fishing outposts on the island's northern coasts.
Throughout most of its history, Cramond Island was used for farming, especially sheep-farming, and perhaps served as a fishing outpost as well.
Starting as a fishing outpost for European fishermen, St. John's consisted mostly of the homes of fishermen, sheds, storage shacks, and wharves.
Mears touches down at the fishing outpost of Klemtu, and hires a boat to the remote Mussel Inlet.
The town was probably founded in the 8th century as a fishing outpost of Honau, a nearby monastery founded by Irish monks on an island in the Rhine river.
After he established a successful fishing outpost, other people moved to join him.
Cape Newagen, at the southern tip of the island, was an early European fishing outpost.
It is one of Iceland's oldest fishing outposts, well positioned close to abundant fishing grounds.