Posted on March, 22 2006

Palana is continuing to head northeast back towards the Azores. A recent dive lasted just under 30 minutes. Straight line distance from release site is 3,705 km.

Cumulative distance traveled: 7,381 km
Distance covered since last location: 73 km
Maximum dive depth: 970 m
Maximum dive depth since last location: 298 m

To view the map, click on the map picture to the right, or you can download it.

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* Total Distance: refers to how far the turtle has actually travelled since it was first tagged.
* Distance (straight line): refers to the distance between where the turtle was fisrt tagged and its current position in a straight line.