Sperm Whale Memorial Print Page 
The memorial commemorates the beaching of seven sperm whales on the 8th December 2014. The memorial consists of a series of dolomite boulders, donated by Arrium Mining, placed in the pattern that the the whales were stranded.
The sperm whales became stranded on a beach at low tide not far from the town of Ardrossan on 8th December 2014 and died on Monday. Six whales were stranded 50 metres off Parara Beach on a sand bank, while the seventh was discovered near the local jetty. An eighth whale was spotted earlier in the week but was pushed out to deeper water by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and was not been seen again.
Note : The plaque for Sperm Whale 1 is located at Jetty Road, Ardrossan. (-34.422389, 137.922155)
Location
| Address: | 82 Parara Beach Road , Parara Beach, Ardrossan, 5571 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.457231 Long: 137.910751 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Animals |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 8th December, 2015 |
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Plaque :
This memorial is to commemorate
the beaching of 7 Sperm Whales
on the 8th of December 2014
Officially opened on the 8th December 2015
by
Mayor Ray Agnew, Yorke Peninsula Council
and
Catherine Kemper, Curator of Mammals, South Australia Museum
Plaque :
SPERM WHALE 2
Physeter macrocephalus
Ardie
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 10.7m
Sex - Female
Plaque :
SPERM WHALE 3
Physeter macrocephalus
Posidonia (Seaweed)
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 10.6m
Sex - Female
Plaque :
SPERM WHALE 4
Physeter macrocephalus
Splash
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 11.0m
Sex - Female
Plaque 5:
SPERM WHALE 5
Physeter macrocephalus
Fin
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 10.7m
Sex - Female
Plaque :
SPERM WHALE 6
Physeter macrocephalus
Smoothy
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 10.0m
Sex - Female
Plaque :
DPERM WHALE 7
Physeter macrocephalus
Diver
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 11.2m
Sex - Female
Plaque :
SPERM WHALE 1
Physeter macrocephalus
Jettilene
Beached on 8th December 2014
Length - 11.1m
Sex - Female
