Minke whale skeleton; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; 2018-004

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Minke whale skeleton

Taxonomic Classification

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

About this object

Skeleton of a 6 meter long Minke whale. The skeleton was articulated in 1999 after the whale was found dead after net entanglement in Faxaflói.

Field Collection Date

August 1997

Measurements

590cm á lengd/108cm breidd/ 125cm hæð

Object Type

Skeleton

Object number

2018-004

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Húsavík Whale Museum

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