
Sea Turltes Garden - Boca Raton, Florida
N 26° 21.988 W 080° 04.199
17R E 592785 N 2916604
Quick Description: This garden is dedicated to Gordon Gilbert, Director of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center from 1982 to 2003.
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2009 1:15:56 PM
Waymark Code: WM7PMF
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Long Description:These life size turtles were created over several years by the
artist Colin Christian. They are a main attraction to the nature
center and can be found at the entrance of the center.
The turtles were made out of fiberglass.
The largest turtle in the garden and the first statue made is
the leatherback sea turtle which is approximately 8' long. The
other statues include a loggerhead, flatback, green, olive ridley,
hawksbill, and kemp's ridley and vary in size.