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Iceland

David Jones II – Residency

98th sighting in Iceland
Fluke of David Jones II
David Jones II Confirmed in the catalog @48273
Jun 13 – Oct 1, 2026 · Iceland

Same Green Water

Back on the shelf again, herring light, familiar company nearby.

50 m
Deepest dive
2:25
Longest dive
223
Dives
Sightings
20
Days between first and last sighting
110
Deepest dive on record
50 m · this residency

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jun 13, 202654 m10.7°C49 m
Jun 14, 202635 m10.8°C29 m
Jun 15, 202630 m10.8°C27 m
Jun 18, 202651 m8.2°C31 m
Jun 19, 202646 m8.6°C28 m
Jun 21, 202631 m10.2°C26 m
Jun 22, 202662 m10.3°C50 m
Jun 24, 202627 m10.5°C24 m
Jun 24, 202627 m10.5°C23 m
Jun 26, 202630 m10.3°C25 m
Jun 27, 202646 m10.2°C39 m
Jun 28, 202654 m10.3°C48 m
Jul 1, 202654 m10.9°C38 m
Jul 6, 202653 m11.0°C45 m
Jul 7, 202633 m10.5°C30 m
Jul 8, 202635 m10.4°C28 m
Aug 15, 202640 m11.6°C36 m
Aug 15, 202653 m11.3°C28 m

Seafloor and sea temperature measured · ✳ dives modelled ·

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Deepest dive against the seafloor, per sighting

Seafloor · measured Deepest dive · modelled
Jun 13, 2026 — seafloor 54 m (measured), deepest dive 49 m (modelled)Jun 13Jun 14, 2026 — seafloor 35 m (measured), deepest dive 29 m (modelled)Jun 15, 2026 — seafloor 30 m (measured), deepest dive 27 m (modelled)Jun 18, 2026 — seafloor 51 m (measured), deepest dive 31 m (modelled)Jun 19, 2026 — seafloor 46 m (measured), deepest dive 28 m (modelled)Jun 19Jun 21, 2026 — seafloor 31 m (measured), deepest dive 26 m (modelled)Jun 22, 2026 — seafloor 62 m (measured), deepest dive 50 m (modelled)Jun 24, 2026 — seafloor 27 m (measured), deepest dive 24 m (modelled)Jun 24, 2026 — seafloor 27 m (measured), deepest dive 23 m (modelled)Jun 24Jun 26, 2026 — seafloor 30 m (measured), deepest dive 25 m (modelled)Jun 27, 2026 — seafloor 46 m (measured), deepest dive 39 m (modelled)Jun 28, 2026 — seafloor 54 m (measured), deepest dive 48 m (modelled)Jul 1, 2026 — seafloor 54 m (measured), deepest dive 38 m (modelled)Jul 1Jul 6, 2026 — seafloor 53 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Jul 7, 2026 — seafloor 33 m (measured), deepest dive 30 m (modelled)Jul 8, 2026 — seafloor 35 m (measured), deepest dive 28 m (modelled)Aug 15, 2026 — seafloor 40 m (measured), deepest dive 36 m (modelled)Aug 15Aug 15, 2026 — seafloor 53 m (measured), deepest dive 28 m (modelled)Sep 6, 2026 — seafloor 19 m (measured), deepest dive 15 m (modelled)Oct 1, 2026 — seafloor 26 m (measured), deepest dive 24 m (modelled)

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

Dives

50 m
Deepest dive
2:25
Longest dive
223
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
20
Sightings
110
Days first → last

Dive metrics are modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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Dive profile

modelled
05010050 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (62 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

Deep Effort Score

Deep

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Place

Where this happened · Jun 22, 2026

measured
Seafloor depth
62 m
Sea-surface temperature
10.3°C
Distance from shore
12.0 km

Across the residency · 20 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
19 m – 62 m
Sea-surface temperature
8.2°C – 11.6°C
Distance from shore
1.0 km – 15.0 km

Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 20 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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