Nature · Antarctic upper-size reference · overhead view
How long is a blue whale?
This blue whale uses a 33.5-meter upper-end length reference. NOAA reports Antarctic blue whales reaching about 110 feet; individuals and populations vary.
33.5 m
Sourced measurement- Measurement
- Reported upper-end body length · rounded
- Subject or version
- Antarctic upper-size reference · overhead view
- In feet, rounded
- 109.9 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m)
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A little more perspective
NOAA distinguishes the larger Antarctic reference from the roughly 90-foot upper size it describes for the North Atlantic and North Pacific. The displayed value rounds 110 international feet to 33.5 meters and remains an approximate reported size.
The whale stays horizontal. Its full body length is compared with the explicitly labeled widths and wingspans of other subjects in span mode. The illustrated fin span is a visual proportion, not a separately sourced width.
Quick facts
A 33.5-meter body-length reference, rounded from NOAA’s reported upper size of about 110 feet for Antarctic blue whales. This is length from snout to tail, not standing height or a species average.
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