Balloon – Residency
6th sighting in Iceland
Balloon @142084
Jul 31 – Sep 19, 2026 · Iceland
Fjord, Late Summer
Grey light, good company, cliffs watching — everything I need is right here.
97 m
Deepest dive
3:35
Longest dive
79
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 50
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 123 m | 9.2°C | 65 m |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 88 m | 8.8°C | 72 m |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 88 m | 9.1°C | 59 m |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 118 m | — | 97 m |
Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled
Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting
Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelledDepth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.
Dives
97 m
Deepest dive
3:35
Longest dive
79
Dives
24 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
50
Days first → last
Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →Dive profile
modelledDepth shaped by the seafloor limit here (118 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Sep 19, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 118 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 88 m – 123 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 8.8°C – 9.2°C
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 4.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.