The beluga is a medium-size whale that lives primarily in the Arctic.
Its white color is also the source of its name, which comes from the Russian word for white.
Belugas were hunted for their meat, blubber and skin, and hunting has been carried out for centuries.
There is a building called Kjeftausa which is upturned rowboat with a peat embankment just south-east of Bamsebu.
It was probably used as food storage, but today the building is a monument to resourcefulness and re-use.
The heaps of whale bones on the beach is estimated to contain the remains of 550 beluga whales.
Sources:Norwegian Polar Institute/Wikipedia
