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Iceland

Katara – Residency

39th sighting in Iceland
Fluke of Katara
Katara Confirmed in the catalog @73424
Jul 3 – Oct 3, 2025 · Iceland

Iceland · Jul – Oct 2025

55 m
Deepest dive
2:24
Longest dive
155
Dives
Sightings
16
Days between first and last sighting
92

Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured

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SightingSeafloorSea tempDeepest dive (modelled)
Jul 3, 202594 m10.7°C55 m
Jul 5, 202523 m11.4°C17 m
Jul 9, 202539 m11.0°C24 m
Jul 25, 202529 m12.0°C26 m
Jul 31, 202545 m11.9°C41 m
Aug 4, 202550 m11.4°C45 m
Aug 15, 202550 m11.5°C32 m
Aug 17, 202550 m12.0°C17 m
Aug 18, 202521 m12.1°C18 m
Aug 19, 202534 m12.2°C20 m
Aug 28, 202550 m12.5°C41 m
Sep 3, 202548 m12.2°C29 m
Sep 12, 202531 m11.5°C28 m
Oct 3, 202551 m9.8°C45 m
Oct 3, 202526 m10.1°C21 m
Oct 3, 2025275 m9.8°C52 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 3, 2025 — seafloor 94 m (measured), deepest dive 55 m (modelled)Jul 3Jul 5, 2025 — seafloor 23 m (measured), deepest dive 17 m (modelled)Jul 9, 2025 — seafloor 39 m (measured), deepest dive 24 m (modelled)Jul 25, 2025 — seafloor 29 m (measured), deepest dive 26 m (modelled)Jul 25Jul 31, 2025 — seafloor 45 m (measured), deepest dive 41 m (modelled)Aug 4, 2025 — seafloor 50 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Aug 15, 2025 — seafloor 50 m (measured), deepest dive 32 m (modelled)Aug 15Aug 17, 2025 — seafloor 50 m (measured), deepest dive 17 m (modelled)Aug 18, 2025 — seafloor 21 m (measured), deepest dive 18 m (modelled)Aug 19, 2025 — seafloor 34 m (measured), deepest dive 20 m (modelled)Aug 19Aug 28, 2025 — seafloor 50 m (measured), deepest dive 41 m (modelled)Sep 3, 2025 — seafloor 48 m (measured), deepest dive 29 m (modelled)Sep 12, 2025 — seafloor 31 m (measured), deepest dive 28 m (modelled)Sep 12Oct 3, 2025 — seafloor 51 m (measured), deepest dive 45 m (modelled)Oct 3, 2025 — seafloor 26 m (measured), deepest dive 21 m (modelled)Oct 3, 2025 — seafloor 275 m (measured), deepest dive 52 m (modelled)Oct 3

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

Dives

55 m
Deepest dive
2:24
Longest dive
155
Dives
16 m
Avg dive depth
16
Sightings
92
Days first → last

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Dive profile

modelled
05010055 mstartdive sequence (illustrative)

Depth shaped by the seafloor limit here (94 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.

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Deep

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Place

Where this happened · Jul 3, 2025

measured
Seafloor depth
94 m
Sea-surface temperature
10.7°C
Distance from shore
33.0 km

Across the residency · 16 sightings

measured
Seafloor depth
21 m – 275 m
Sea-surface temperature
9.8°C – 12.5°C
Distance from shore
5.0 km – 56.0 km

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

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Source records

This activity is assembled from 16 catalogued encounters on Happywhale.

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