The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean

• Main Authors: Ledwell, Wayne, Benjamins, Steven, Lawson, Jack, Huntington, Julie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Institute of North America 2007
• Subjects: G Geography (General); Q Science (General); Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; bowhead whale; Newfoundland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/431/; https://research.library.mun.ca/431/1/most_southerly_record.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/431/3/most_southerly_record.pdf; http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/261

An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on...