Table 13 in SYNOPSIS OF THE BIOLOGICAL DATA ON THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE CARETTA CARETTA (LINNAEUS 1758)

Table 13. Loggerhead nest dimensions (cm).
LocationMeanRangeNReferenceDepth to top of nestNew Jersey20.0—1Brandner (1983)Maryland36.0—1Graham (1973)North Carolina32.830-386Coker (1906)North Carolina29.218-4117Ferris (1986)South Carolina—12.7-55.9317Caldwell (1959)Florida27.9—1Mast (1911)Queensland33.10-59277Limpus (1985)Depth to bottom of nestNew Jersey45.0—1Brandner (1983)Maryland79.0—1Graham (1973)North Carolina—51-666Coker (1906)North Carolina57.443-7117Ferris (1986)Georgia341.934.9-47.025Kraemer (1979)Florida44.5—1Mast (1911)Australia50—Bustard et al. (1975)Australia58.644-85Limpus et al. (19796)Queensland57.936-85505Limpus (1985)Maximum diameter of nestNew Jersey20.0—Brandner (1983)Maryland20.0—Graham (1973)Florida22.9—Mast (1911)Tongaland20—McAllister et al. (1965)Australia—20-25Bustard et al. (1975)
aMeasured from the nest bottom to the female's plastron.