Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk. It has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship and, coincidentally, where his first vessel to explore the southern ocean, HMS Endeavour, was built. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby jet, which was mined by the Romans and Victorians, became fashionable during the 19th century.
View of Whitby from the West Cliff
Whitby Museum
Image: Whitby lighthouse and West Pier. geograph.org.uk 1077167
Image: The end of the West Pier geograph.org.uk 1423449
The Yorkshire Coast runs from the Tees estuary to the Humber estuary, on the east coast of England. The cliffs at Boulby are the highest on the east coast of England, rising to 660 feet (200 m) above the sea level.
Robin Hoods Bay viewed from the south
Whitby
Humber Gateway Windfarm from Killingholme
Hunt Cliff and Saltburn beach