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2. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

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   The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.

3. Whale stuns scientists with record journey spanning three ...

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   The whale’s route of migration, however, remains unknown. The latest study provides further proof of long-distance migration by humpback whales. Researchers say that understanding how frequently ...

4. When can you see humpback whales in Hawaii? Tips for a ... - AOL

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5. Male humpback whale makes record-breaking migration - AOL

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   The typical migration route for humpback whales can exceed 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales, according to ...

6. Humpback whale - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...

7. Channels of the Hawaiian Islands - Wikipedia

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   The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.2 km). ʻAuʻau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands. Humpback whales migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5,600 km) from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of the channel.

8. Whale stuns scientists by going to record-breaking lengths in ...

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   Some whale migration routes are known to exceed 5,000 miles between feeding and breeding grounds, and humpback whales in particular have some of the longest migrations of any mammal.

9. Tail sailing - Wikipedia

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   Tail sailing refers to the action of whales lifting their tails clear of the water for long periods of time. [1] The process is rarely observed by humans, and the precise motivation for this phenomenon is unknown. [2] It is thought that whales either undertake this activity to catch the wind and 'sail' through the water, or as a method to cool ...