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The Upsweep recording: audio

Recording0:29Public domainPresent from August 1991Copy of The Upsweep recording
0:00 / 0:29
Spectrogram of The Upsweep recording
0:00Spectrogram, 0 to 1.3 kHz0:29

Sped up 20 times.

NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, 1991. Public domain

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AudioNOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory · pmel.noaa.gov · Public domain (US government work)Primary source: Acoustics Monitoring Program: Upsweep2 steps from the original

Where it was recorded

1Upsweep source region500 km1500 km
Upsweep source region, about 54°S 140°W · Open ocean (approximate location)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Upsweep recording: audio [Copy CPY0D9C7TQ22VKB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D9C7TQ22VKB
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