Cojimar
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Cojimar is a small fishing village east of Havana. It was the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea.[1] It was also the location where during the 1940s an enormous Great white shark was caught, which is one of the contenders for the largest specimen of all time.[2] However, there is considerable controversy about the accuracy of Great white shark measurements taken before modern times.
[edit] References
- ^ Lionel Martin (29 August 1994). "The View From Cojimar". Time Magazine. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,981350,00.html. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ "Great White Shark Recorded Sizes". http://www.jawshark.com/great_white_recorded_sizes.html. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
Coordinates: 23°10′N 82°18′W / 23.167°N 82.3°W
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