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unusual facts about Whale watching


Santa Elena Peninsula

Whale watchings are popular among the region to observe mainly Humpback Whales that come to warm, calm waters around the peni nsula during their migration seasons, and some species of dolphins such as Pantropical Spotted Dolphins and Spinner Dolphins can be found as well.


Clipper Navigation

Gray and orca whale watching is still available with the Victoria Clipper out of Seattle.

The service between Seattle and Friday Harbor provides orca and gray whale watching out of that port and has been in operation since 1991 daily from mid-May through September.

Saguenay River

Many Beluga whales breed in the cold waters at its mouth, making Tadoussac a popular site for whale watching and sea kayaking; Greenland sharks also frequent the depths of the river.


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Fantasea

Fantasea Palm Beach also operates seasonal Whale watching during two windows in the Humpback Whale's migration along the eastern coast of Australia.

Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island

When Katie Firestone, a friend of George Fayne, invites Nancy Drew to Deception Island for a whale-watching excursion, the sleuth arrives to find Katie's tour boat heavily vandalized.

Rūrutu

Because it is endowed with a fringing reef, Rūrutu has in recent years become known for whale watching: Humpback whales come and reproduce here between July and October within easy sighting distance from the beach.