<P> Lachrymal glands located behind each eye allow the loggerhead to maintain osmotic balance by eliminating the excess salt obtained from ingesting ocean water . On land, the excretion of excess salt gives the false impression that the turtle is crying . </P> <P> The loggerhead sea turtle has a cosmopolitan distribution, nesting over the broadest geographical range of any sea turtle . It inhabits the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea . </P> <P> In the Atlantic Ocean, the greatest concentration of loggerheads is along the southeastern coast of North America and in the Gulf of Mexico . Very few loggerheads are found along the European and African coastlines . Florida is the most popular nesting site, with more than 67,000 nests built per year . Nesting extends as far north as Virginia, as far south as Brazil, and as far east as the Cape Verde Islands . The Cape Verde Islands are the only significant nesting site on the eastern side of the Atlantic . Loggerheads found in the Atlantic Ocean feed from Canada to Brazil . </P> <P> In the Indian Ocean, loggerheads feed along the coastlines of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and in the Arabian Sea . Along the African coastline, loggerheads nest from Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago to South Africa's St Lucia estuary . The largest Indian Ocean nesting site is Oman, on the Arabian Peninsula, which hosts around 15,000 nests, giving it the second largest nesting population of loggerheads in the world . Western Australia is another notable nesting area, with 1,000--2,000 nests per year . </P>

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