Blue Whale Photo, Balaenoptera musculus



An enormous blue whale swims in front of whale watchers on a private yacht.  Only a small portion of the whale, which dwarfs the boat and may be 70 feet or more in length, can be seen. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. San Diego, California, USA, Balaenoptera musculus, Image ID: 07541

An enormous blue whale swims in front of whale watchers on a private yacht. Only a small portion of the whale, which dwarfs the boat and may be 70 feet or more in length, can be seen. Open ocean offshore of San Diego. San Diego, California, USA

Image: 07541
Species: Balaenoptera musculus
Common name: Blue whale
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Lat/Long: 33° 8' 4.96"N, 117° 42' 45.63"W (Coordinates: 33.13471°, -117.71268°)
Format: Digital 3:2
Other Names: Sulphur bottom whale, Sibbald's rorqual, blue rorqual, great blue whale, great northern rorqual, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu, baleine bleue
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Updated: November 21, 2009

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