Quileute Canyon Explained
47.7167°N -125.25°W
Quileute Canyon (also Quillayute Canyon) is a submarine canyon, off of Washington state, United States.[1]
Its location
It is just north of Quinault Canyon.[2]
Quileute Canyon is offshore, from both La Push and Forks. Quillayute River pours into the Pacific Ocean, onshore, near Rialto Beach, and Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge is also near, onshore. The Quileute Indian Reservation is near, onshore.
Exploration
As of September 2017, the area is being explored.[3]
Aquatic life
Large sponges and large jellyfish have been found, living there.[3]
Nearby submarine canyons
All of the following submarine canyons are near, headed north to south:[4] [5]
See also
Local geography
Other uses of the term Quileute
Other uses of the term Quillayute
External links and references
Notes and References
- Web site: Exploring Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary & Quinault Canyon . Exploring Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary & Quinault Canyon . Nautilus Live . August 17, 2017 . 2017-09-21 . Returning to the Pacific Northwest, Nautilus will launch the next expedition from August 18 - September 4, 2017 to explore and characterize seafloor resources and features of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, particularly within three prominent submarine canyons: Quinault Canyon, Quileute Canyon, and Juan de Fuca Canyon .
- Web site: Quillayute Canyon: Undersea Features . Quillayute Canyon: Undersea Features . Geographical Names . 2017-09-21 .
- Web site: Vehicles Ascending: September 2, 2017.
- Web site: Coastal Submarine Canyons . School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington . 23 August 2017 . B.M. Hickey.
- Web site: Seafloor . NOAA . July 26, 2017 . 23 August 2017 . Steelquist, Robert.
