Table 1. Leg 183 drilling summary.
Site |
Location |
Coordinates |
Water depth (m) |
Sediment penetration (m) |
Sediment recovery (m) |
Basement penetration (m) |
Basement recovery (m) |
Total penetration (m) |
Age* (Ma) |
1135 |
Southern Kerguelen Plateau |
-59°42.0 84°16.4 |
1566.6 |
526.0 |
208.7 |
0 |
0 |
526.0 |
NA |
1136 |
Southern Kerguelen Plateau |
-59°39.1 84°50.1 |
1930.6 |
128.1 |
54.2 |
33.3 |
18.4 |
161.4 |
105 |
1137 |
Elan Bank |
-56°50.0 68°05.6 |
1004.5 |
219.5 |
113.9 |
151.7 |
105.5 |
371.2 |
74 |
1138 |
Central Kerguelen Plateau |
-53°33.1 75°58.5 |
1141.4 |
698.2 |
343.0 |
144.5 |
69.0 |
842.7 |
94 |
1139 |
Skiff Bank |
-50°11.1 63°56.2 |
1415.3 |
461.7 |
269.6 |
232.5 |
87.3 |
694.2 |
33 |
1140 |
Northern Kerguelen Plateau |
-46°15.6 68°29.5 |
2394.1 |
234.0 |
95.8 |
87.9 |
49.1 |
321.9 |
35 |
1141 |
Broken Ridge |
-32°13.6 97°07.7 |
1196.9 |
113.5 |
57.7 |
72.1 |
39.1 |
185.6 |
NA |
1142 |
Broken Ridge |
-32°13.9 97°07.5 |
1200.8 |
91.0 |
No coring |
50.9 |
17.3 |
141.9 |
NA |
Note: * = minimum age of basement is the oldest biostratigraphic age in overlying sediment.