47°43′00″N 125°15′00″W / 47.71667°N 125.25000°W
Quileute Canyon (also Quillayute Canyon) is a submarine canyon, off of Washington state, United States. [1]
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.
As of September 2017, the area is being explored. [3]
Large sponges and large jellyfish have been found, living there. [3]
All of the following submarine canyons are near, headed north to south: [4] [5]
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
47°43′00″N 125°15′00″W / 47.71667°N 125.25000°W
Quileute Canyon (also Quillayute Canyon) is a submarine canyon, off of Washington state, United States. [1]
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.
As of September 2017, the area is being explored. [3]
Large sponges and large jellyfish have been found, living there. [3]
All of the following submarine canyons are near, headed north to south: [4] [5]
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