Quileute Canyon (also Quillayute Canyon) is a submarine canyon, off of Washington state, United States.
Its location
It is just north of Quinault Canyon.
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.
Aquatic life
Large sponges and large jellyfish have been found, living there.
Nearby submarine canyons
All of the following submarine canyons are near, headed north to south:
Clayoquot Canyon Father Charles Canyon Loudon Canyon Barkely Canyon Nitinat Canyon Juan de Fuca Canyon Quileute Canyon Quinault Canyon Grays Canyon Guide Canyon Willapa Canyon Astoria Canyon
See also
Local geography
Abyssal fan Astoria Canyon Astoria Fan Cascadia Basin Cascadia Channel Cascadia Subduction Zone Grays Canyon Juan de Fuca Canyon Juan de Fuca Plate Juan de Fuca Channel Nitinat Canyon Nitinat Fan Quileute Canyon Willapa Canyon
Other uses of the term Quileute
Quileute Quileute language Quillayute River Quileute Tribal School USS Quileute (YTB-540)
Other uses of the term Quillayute
Quillayute Airport Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge Quillayute Valley School District
References
External links and references
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