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1876-2011 World's Confirmed Unprovoked Attacks by White Sharks (N=263)


White Shark World Map
  Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
  Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
  Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
  West USA 98 8 2008  New Zealand 10 3 1968  Hawaii, USA 1 1 1969 
  South Africa 58 12 2011  East USA 7 4 1957  Mexico 1 1 1973
  Australia 57 29 2011  South America 3 0    Caribbean Is. 1 0  
  Mediterranean 22 10 1984  Japan 2 2 2000  South Korea 1 0  
                    Open Ocean 2 0  
                    Total for the World 263 69 2011
                
                           

Last updated: February 6, 2012

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