Starlight – Residency
20th sighting in Iceland
Starlight @98247
Jul 19 – Aug 10, 2026 · Iceland
Late Light, Cold Water
Fjord mouth glowing, company all around, exactly where I like to be seen.
80 m
Deepest dive
3:31
Longest dive
49
Dives
- Sightings
- 3
- Days between first and last sighting
- 22
Dive stats modelled within real depth limits — not measured
Get actual dive data with Risa Deep →| Sighting | Seafloor | Sea temp | Deepest dive (modelled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2026 | 88 m | 5.9°C | 80 m |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 20 m | 8.8°C | 18 m |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 102 m | 9.4°C | 43 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
80 m
Deepest dive
3:31
Longest dive
49
Dives
17 m
Avg dive depth
3
Sightings
22
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 (88 m) and the published dive-behaviour distribution. Modelled, not measured.
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Where this happened · Jul 19, 2026
measured- Seafloor depth
- 88 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.9°C
- Distance from shore
- 3.0 km
Across the residency · 3 sightings
measured- Seafloor depth
- 20 m – 102 m
- Sea-surface temperature
- 5.9°C – 9.4°C
- Distance from shore
- 1.0 km – 3.0 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.