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3D model Narrated

“Alecton”

Stories2

The Schooner Pearl and the Giant Squid, Bay of Bengal 1874

May 10, 1874 · Bay of Bengal, about 170 miles east of Vandeloos Bay, off Trincomalee, Ceylon

International waters

Cryptid · Creature · 14 sources

14Thinly documented

The Alecton Giant Squid Encounter off Tenerife (the "Bouyer Kraken")

November 30, 1861 · Atlantic Ocean, about forty leagues from Tenerife, between Madeira and Tenerife (Canary Islands)

International waters

Cryptid · Creature · 20 sources

41Partially documented

Names4

Henry Lee Person · 9 stories
A naturalist with a sceptic's eye for sea monsters.
Académie des Sciences Organisation · 6 stories
Paris.
Architeuthis Term · 4 stories
The genus of the giant squid.
Tenerife Place · 3 stories
An island of the Canaries, and a recurring landmark at sea.

Videos1

Video1861

Here At The Smithsonian: The Smithsonian's Giant Squid

From The Alecton Giant Squid Encounter off Tenerife (the "Bouyer Kraken")