Table 1.
Sighting information for seven photographic matches between Antarctica and Central America. (Identification numbers are shown for Cascadia Research Collective (CRC) and the Antarctic humpback whale catalogue (AHWC). Group composition for the Central American sightings is shown (M/C/E=mother/calf/escort).)
| CRC ID | AHWC ID | Antarctica | Central America | distance (km) | group composition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | latitude | longitude | date | latitude | longitude | ||||
| 1002 | 0010 | 16 Apr 1986 | 64°22′ S | 63°17′ W | 25 Sep 1999 | 8°31′ N | 83°15′ W | 8346 | adult in M/C/E trio |
| 1004 | 0021 | 16 Apr 1986 | 64°30′ S | 63°09′ W | 25 Sep 1999 | 8°31′ N | 83°15′ W | 8361 | adult in M/C/E trio |
| 1015 | 0529 | 4 Jan 1995 | 65°21′ S | 64°58′ W | 23 Sep 1995 | 8°39′ N | 83°43′ W | 8409 | mother of M/C pair |
| 1006 | 1212 | 10 Dec 2003 | 64°37′ S | 62°36′ W | 28 Aug 2001 | 9°09′ N | 83°49′ W | 8461 | 1 of M/C/2E |
| 1033 | 0147 | Jan 1989 | 64°48′ S | 64°00′ W | 3 Sep 2003 | 7°55′ N | 82°01′ W | 8299 | adult in M/C/E trio |
| 1013 | 1218 | 30 Jan 2002 | 64°37′ S | 62°15′ W | 17 Aug 2001 | 8°44′ N | 83°49′ W | 8425 | mother of M/C pair |
| 1012 | 1214 | 30 Jan 2002 | 64°37′ S | 62°15′ W | 17 Aug 2001 | 8°44′ N | 83°49′ W | 8425 | calf of M/C pair |