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Humpback whale migration route, one page

Drawing the map.

AnimalRecordedDaysDistanceLongest dayCountries
887412008-11-02 ~ 2009-04-041527,498 km165 km0
981292010-10-16 ~ 2011-01-291036,149 km147 km1
887292008-10-29 ~ 2009-02-03975,794 km168 km0
963862010-03-01 ~ 2010-05-31923,433 km140 km0
887282008-11-02 ~ 2009-02-01915,154 km133 km0
887182008-10-26 ~ 2009-01-24904,746 km176 km0
887232008-10-25 ~ 2009-01-13805,170 km189 km0
887252008-10-26 ~ 2009-01-13793,942 km181 km0
981002010-10-14 ~ 2011-07-27716,828 km182 km1
887382008-10-28 ~ 2008-12-23573,914 km189 km0
887542009-06-29 ~ 2009-08-25552,996 km138 km0
642352010-10-14 ~ 2010-11-29474,401 km240 km0

Distance adds up straight lines between one point per day. The real path was longer.

Andrews-Goff V, Gales N, Childerhouse SJ, Laverick SM, Polanowski AM, Double MC. 2023. Data from: Australia’s east coast humpback whales: satellite tag derived movements on breeding grounds, feeding grounds and along the northern and southern migration.. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.294

Data: Movebank Data Repository. Map: Natural Earth. One point per day.