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60 meters
Encyclopedia Britannica
loon (bird) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Almost wholly aquatic, loons can swim long distances underwater and can dive from the surface to a depth of 60 metres (200 feet).
avianweb.com
Great Northern Divers, known in North America as Common Loons
This species, like all divers, is a specialist fish-eater, catching its prey underwater, diving as deep as 200 feet (60 m).
a-z-animals.com
Common Loon (Gavia Immer) - Animals - A-Z Animals - Animal Facts, Information, Pictures, Videos, Resources and Links
The common loon has been seen diving as deep as 200 feet (60 m) to get its lunch.
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October 2010
The common loon has been seen diving as deep as 200 feet (60 m) to get its lunch.
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Pat's Boating in Canada: Loons
They are able to concentrate oxygen in their leg muscles to sustain them during dives as far as 60 meters (200') below the surface.
80 meters
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This helps the loon dive up to 80 meters, but requires the birds to run on the surface of the water for up to several hundred meters before they can take flight.
75 meters
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Bird Facts - fun facts about our feathered friends
The common loon can dive more than 76 metres below the water's surface.
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The Loon or Diver in Flight and Diving on the Water
Loons are are superb divers (hence their alternative name), who can go to depths of up to 75 meters below the surface and can remain under water for up to eight minutes.