What is being measured?
Comparison uses the midpoint of the published 100–120 cm range. Adult carapace-length range. This measures the shell, rather than head-to-tail length; sexes and populations differ. This is a range midpoint, not a measured population mean.
The comparison uses the midpoint of the stated range. That midpoint is a chosen reference, not a measured population mean.
- Dimension
- carapace length
- Reference value
- 110 cm
- Evidence
- Chosen midpoint of a documented range
- In metres
- 1.1 m
- Variant
- Adult shell
- Source range
- 100–120 cm
- What the range means
- Adult carapace-length range. This measures the shell, rather than head-to-tail length; sexes and populations differ.
Put the length in perspective
One Green sea turtle — adult represents approximately 12.9 card lengths measured end to end. This is a length ratio; it does not calculate how the objects pack or fit.
Green sea turtle — adult · 1.1 m
Metre · 1 m
Foot (international) · 0.3048 m