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Iceland

Whalie McWhaleface – Residency

19th sighting in Iceland
Fluke of Whalie McWhaleface
Whalie McWhaleface Confirmed in the catalog @37728
Jul 29 – Aug 1, 2023 · Iceland

Iceland · Jul – Aug 2023

133 m
Deepest dive
4:09
Longest dive
34
Dives
Sightings
3
Days between first and last sighting
3
Deepest dive on record
133 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jul 29, 2023159 m—123 m
Jul 30, 2023155 m—133 m
Aug 1, 2023166 m—46 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jul 29, 2023 — seafloor 159 m (measured), deepest dive 123 m (modelled)Jul 29Jul 30, 2023 — seafloor 155 m (measured), deepest dive 133 m (modelled)Jul 30Aug 1, 2023 — seafloor 166 m (measured), deepest dive 46 m (modelled)Aug 1

Depth runs down from the surface. The modelled dive never passes the measured seafloor at that sighting.

Dives

133 m
Deepest dive
4:09
Longest dive
34
Dives
31 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
3
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
075150133 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (155 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

Depth, duration and recovery resolved into a single number for this session.

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Place

Where this happened · Jul 30, 2023

measured
Seafloor depth
155 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
7.0 km

Across the residency · 3 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
155 m – 166 m
Sea-surface temperature
—
Distance from shore
7.0 km – 8.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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