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Sascha Pare

White Shark Café: The mysterious meeting spot for great whites in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

A satellite image of the eastern Pacific Ocean off Baja California with clouds.
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Name: White Shark Café

Location: Mid-Pacific Ocean

Coordinates: 24.794477, -134.888853

Why it's incredible: The patch of ocean is a gathering spot for great white sharks, and scientists don't quite understand why.

The White Shark Café is a mysterious meeting spot for great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) located in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Baja California and Hawaii. The sharks undertake a month-long journey from their usual habitat off the coast of California to reach the Café. The region was long thought to be an oceanic desert hosting very little life, raising questions about its role in the life of great whites.

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