How many kilometres does an Arctic tern fly in its lifetime?

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2.4 million km

About 2.4 million km. Three times to the Moon and back.

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1. about 70,000 km a year
2. × about 30 years
3. = about 2.4 million km

Source: Wikipedia: Arctic tern, 2010 study

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