Humpback whale
Marine mammal
- Scientific name
- Megaptera novaeangliae
- Size
- 12–16 m39–52 ft
- Depth range
- 0–200 m0–656 ft
Diver notes
Most countries set a legal minimum distance. Enter the water only with a licensed operator and never in the animal's path.
Where to see this
- Kerama IslandsKerama · JapanJan Feb MarSeasonal
- Manta Night Dive, Garden Eel CoveKona · United StatesJan Feb MarSeasonal
- Molokini CraterMaui · United StatesJan Feb MarSeasonal
- Vavaʻu HumpbacksVavaʻu · TongaJul Aug Sep OctSeasonal
- Silver BankSilver Bank · Dominican RepublicJan Feb Mar AprSeasonal
- Ningaloo Reef, ExmouthNingaloo · AustraliaJul Aug Sep OctSeasonal
- Manta ReefInhambane · MozambiqueJul Aug Sep OctSeasonal
- Skjervøy OrcasTroms · NorwayNov Dec JanSeasonal
- Aliwal ShoalKwaZulu-Natal · South AfricaJun Jul Aug SepSeasonal
- El Boiler, San BenedictoRevillagigedo · MexicoJan Feb Mar AprSeasonal
- Fakarava South PassTuamotu · French PolynesiaAug Sep OctSeasonal
- Tiputa PassTuamotu · French PolynesiaAug Sep OctSeasonal
- Roca PartidaRevillagigedo · MexicoJan Feb Mar AprSeasonal
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