Minke Whale

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	20–30%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
7	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
8	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
10	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Minke Whale in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Minke Whale sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Minke Whale in Vatnajokull National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Minke Whale in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.