Right Whale - North Head, Manly, NSW, Australia
S 33° 49.390 E 151° 17.910
56H E 342536 N 6256148
This sign for the Humpback, and Southern Right Whales, is near a Lookout at North Head.
Waymark Code: WM102X6
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 02/14/2019
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The sign is behind perspex, making the faded text a bit hard to read, with a transcription to follow:
A Right Whale of a TIme
"Although the ocean looks empty and infinite, these coastal waters are a migration route for whales. If you look carefully out to sea you might spot one.
"Betwen June and July, thousands of humpback whales and a smaller number of southern right whales pass by unnoticed, heading north to the warmer tropical waters to breed. Then, between August and October they return to the foodrich Antarctic water, where they remain for the summer.
HUMPBACK WHALE
Megaptera novaeangliae
Up to 15 metres long
Average adult weight: 40 tonnes
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE
Eubalaena australis
Up to 18 metres long
Average adult weight: 55 tonnes
Access: Continue south from Manly, past the Quarantine Station turn-off, to parking near Fairfax Lookout - REMEMBER Parking fees apply in the National Park!
Address: North Head Scenic Drive, Manly, NSW, Australia
Visited: 1735, Wednesday, 26 December, 2018