TABLE 2. Proposed Leg 189 Sites
Five high-priority sites in bold, alternates in normal text
| Site Name | Lat (S) Long
(E) | Water depth (m) | Penetr
ation (m) | Neogene/ Paleogene Thickness (m) | Brief site-specific objectives |
| WT-1A | 42°36.58´ 144°24.76´ | 2475 | 880 | 680/ 200 | Eocene-Holocene Indian Ocean section, for high-resolution biostratigraphy |
| WT-2A | 43°43.84´ 145°01.49´E | 2910 | 855 | 255/ 600 | Nearly complete Cenozoic Indian Ocean section |
| WSTR-1B | 47°03.93´ 145°14.21´
| 3580 | 250 | 250/ 0 | Upper Neogene Indian Ocean section, for high resolution biostratigraphy, with complete Quaternary |
| WSTR-2A | 47°09.06´ 146°02.98´ | 2710 | 780 | 470/ 310 | Eocene-Holocene Indian Ocean section, for high-resolution biostratigraphy, with complete lower Neogene |
| STR-1A | 47°51.22´ 147°51.05´ | 1465 | 600 | 180/ 420 | Complete middle Eocene to lower Oligocene section for high-resolution biostratigraphy |
| STR-2A | 48°30.00´ 149°07.00´ | 2150 | 940 | 255/ 685 | Eocene to lower Oligocene, and upper Oligocene to Holocene section |
| SET-1A | 45°18.62´ 147°55.16´ | 4060 | 500 | 400/ 100 | Complete Neogene Pacific Ocean drift section |
| ETP-2A | 43°57.60´ 149°55.70´ | 2630 | 640 | 495/ 145 | Eocene-Holocene Pacific Ocean section for high resolution biostratigraphy |
| ETP-01A | 43°54.60´ 150°54.60´ | 2790 | 615 | 365/ 250 | Complete Neogene Pacific Ocean section; complete Eocene lower Oligocene marine section |