Common minke whale this mistake during Foyn's whaling operations in the Varanger Fjord between 1868 and 1885." It has formerly been known as the little piked whale, the lesser or least rorqual, and the sharp-headed finner. American whalemen in the 19th century simply thought of them as "young finbacks" or a "Finback's calf", apparently under the impression that they were juveniles of their larger relative, the fin whale. They were also called zwergwal (German: "dwarf whale") or vågehval (Norwegian: "bay whale"). In Japan they are called koiwashi-kujira ("little sardine whale") or minku-kujira ("minke whale"). In Greenland they are known by the Danish name
Whale tail of a foil" and of one piece construction. A whale tail is also one of two types of guide handles commonly used on power trowels, the other being a bicycle style handlebar. "Reverence", a 1989 sculpture created by Jim Sardonis on the side of Interstate highway I-89 between Exits 12 and 13 in Vermont, is popularly known as "whale tails". Three beaches in Destin, Florida, Puntarenas in Costa Rica, and Sandy Bay, Jamaica are named as Whale's Tail Beach for their shapes. A popular specialty license plate in California has been dubbed as a "whale tail license plate", as it