Sparks – Residency
16th sighting in Iceland
Sparks @17100
Aug 2 – 6, 2023 · Iceland
Iceland · Aug 2023
99 m
Deepest dive
3:36
Longest dive
75
Dives
- Sightings
- 4
- Days between first and last sighting
- 5
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2023 | 122 m | — | 99 m |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 80 m | — | 49 m |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 80 m | — | 71 m |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 80 m | — | 60 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
99 m
Deepest dive
3:36
Longest dive
75
Dives
25 m
Avg dive depth
4
Sightings
5
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 (122 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Aug 2, 2023
measured- Seafloor depth
- 122 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 4 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 80 m – 122 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- —
- Distance from shore
- 2.0 km – 3.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 4 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.