When and where to watch whales in the Arctic
| Country |
Season |
Whale species |
| Norway |
May to January |
May to September: Sperm, minke, fin, killer, pilot. Occasionally: humpback October to January: Killer whales in Tysfjord in northern Norway
|
| Iceland |
May to September |
Minke, humpback, fin, blue, killer, Atlantic white sided dolphin, Atlantic white-beaked dolphins, harbour porpoises Occasionally: sei, fin, sperm, pilot
|
| Greenland |
July to September |
Fin, killer, minke, humpback, beluga, narwhal, harbour porpoises
|
| Canada |
June to August |
Bowhead, narwhal, beluga, fin, minke, killer, gray, humpback, pilot, Dall's porpoise, Northern Right Pacific white-sided dolphin, Atlantic white-sided dolphin, white beaked dolphin, harbour porpoise. Occasionally: blue
|
| Alaska |
June to August |
Fin, humpback, killer, grey, minke.
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