Sea Turtle Satellite Tracking | Shelldon

Cumulative distance traveled: 12,884 km (8,006 miles)

Distance covered since last location: 83 km

Notes: Shelldon has moved slightly west and is above the edge of the continental shelf off the coast of Canada in the North Atlantic Ocean. Straight line distance from release site is 5,064 km.

Cumulative Distance refers to how far the turtle has actually travelled since it was first tagged. Straight Line Distance refers to the distance between where the turtle was first tagged and its current position in a straight line.

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Map courtesy of Sea Turtle Conservancy. Data © STC.
This map is updated with new points as soon as they are received by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. The red location point is the most recent location received for this turtle. If the red point is more than two months old, then the transmitter is most likely no longer working.

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