Which sea turtles are the deepest divers?

hawksbill
leatherback
loggerhead
green
Leatherback turtles are one of the deepest diving marine animals. Individuals have been recorded diving to depths as great as 1,280 meters (4,200 ft). Such depths are unreachable for turtles with hard shells, as these would have been crushed by the pressure.
Jason Beagley
0
Correct this question
5
Very interesting!
reach: rather globalanimalsnaturereptilessea animalsturtleszoology

Answers by country

hawksbill
leatherback
loggerhead
green
answers
flagFrance
0%
75%
16%
8%
12
flagCanada
21%
64%
14%
0%
14
flagPakistan
14%
57%
14%
14%
21
flagSpain
18%
54%
9%
18%
11
flagSweden
9%
54%
27%
9%
11
flagthe United Kingdom
9%
53%
17%
17%
141
flagAustralia
5%
51%
30%
12%
39
flagthe United States
8%
49%
21%
17%
423
flagIndia
10%
47%
25%
16%
217
flagAustria
20%
45%
18%
15%
80
flagGreece
10%
45%
40%
5%
20
flagSouth Africa
9%
45%
36%
9%
11
flagthe Philippines
5%
40%
15%
40%
20
flagUnknown
6%
40%
40%
13%
15
flagMalaysia
10%
40%
20%
30%
10
flagRepublic of Ireland
13%
39%
21%
26%
23
flagGermany
25%
38%
17%
16%
328
flagPoland
19%
29%
23%
26%
11370
flagItaly
21%
21%
14%
42%
14
flagSwitzerland
24%
18%
15%
33%
33