ECOLA
 (term for whale in the native language of Chinook)

Near Cannon Beach, Oregon on January 8, 1806, Captain Clark measured and documented the remains of a whale skeleton:  " found only the Skelleton of this monster (whale) on the sand - this skeleton measured 105 feet." 
 

What type of whale did Captain Clark measure?

•  Gray Whale measures 43 - 46 feet in length. Click on picture below to view gray whales migration pattern.

Picture source: whalenet.org

• Blue Whale can grow to a length of 110 feet. 
  Click on picture below to view blue whales migration pattern.

Picture Source: whalenet.org

Most scholars believe that it was a blue whale or Captain William Clark measured incorrectly.