Karakia – Residency
26th sighting in Glacier Bay & Icy Strait
Karakia @5429
Jul 23 – Sep 2, 2026 · Glacier Bay & Icy Strait
These Narrows, Late August
Cold water, sharp light, exactly where I mean to be.
196 m
Deepest dive
8:14
Longest dive
38
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 41
- Deepest dive on record
- 196 m · this residency
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | 248 m | 13.4°C | 196 m |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 309 m | 13.2°C | 143 m |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 18 m | 13.6°C | 15 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
196 m
Deepest dive
8:14
Longest dive
38
Dives
35 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
41
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 (248 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 23, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 248 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 18 m – 309 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 13.2°C – 13.6°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 2.0 km
Sources: GEBCO seafloor grid · NASA JPL MUR sea temperature · PacIOOS coastline distance
Source records
This activity is assembled from 3 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.