Olinda
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, Portugal
- Built:
- 1887, England
- Specs:
- ( 250 x 36 ft ) 1479 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 11, 1895
ran aground on Fisher's Island - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
Megaptera novaeangliae
Size: to 50 ft
Habitat: oceanic
Notes:
These are most often seen from charter boats, and are certainly the most common large whales in the area. Occasionally one may even be spotted from shore. The popular notion of a whale song is actually the vocalization of these whales.
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