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Table 1. Summary table of primary and alternate drill sites.

Primary Drill Sites for Leg 199

Approx. cruise order (Honolulu to Honolulu)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Drill site	PAT-15D	PAT-26	PAT-19A	PAT-8C	PAT-17C	PAT-9D	PAT-10B	PAT-12C
Latitude (°N)	26°02'	21°27'	16°52'	8°53'	7°48'	10°11'	12°02'	13°49'
Longitude (°W)	147°5'	139°29'	138°06'	135°22'	142°01'	142°46'	143°45'	143°53'
Water depth (m)	5359	5081	5291	4817	5039	5184	5147	4965
Age below surficial red clay	Eocene?	Eocene?	Eocene??	middle lower Mio	upper lower Mio	lower Mio	mid-lower Olig	lower Olig?
Estimated crustal age (Ma)	58	58	57	40	55	56	56	57
Sed thickness (m)	124	201	177	284	295	233	180	151
56-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	11	9	5	*older than crust*	-5	-3	-1	1
40-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	16	12	8	0	-2	0	2	4
34-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	17	13	9	1	-1	1	3	5
20-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	20	16	11	4	2	4	6	8

Alternate Drill Sites for Leg 199

Drill site	PAT-6D	PAT-23A	PAT-21	PAT-18A	PAT-14B	PAT-16A	PAT-13C
Latitude (°N)	6°18'	7°42'	10°12'	12°57'	22°55'	32°33'	19°46'
Longitude (°W)	141°42'	135°33'	135°32'	143°49'	140°01'	141°12'	138°55'
Water depth (m)	4945	4699	4914	5058	4859	5123	5083
Age below surficial red clay	upper Mio	mid Mio	mid lower Mio	lower Olig?	Eocene?	Eocene?	middle Eocene
Estimated crustal age (Ma)	55	40	40	57	60	57	57
Sed thickness (m)	370	340	226	232	140	21	150
56-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	-6	**	**	0	10	19	8
40-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	-3	-1	1	3	13	23	10
34-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	-2	0	2	4	14	24	11
20-Ma paleolat (fixed hotspot)	1	2	5	7	17	27	14

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