Axial Base Map

Axial Base Map

Axial Base and the the moorings at PN3A are far from the continentalshelf (>350 km) and hence this area represents an open-ocean or pelagic site in the continuum of observing scales represented in the OOI’s cabled system.

Location: 46°N, 130°W

Approximate Water Depth: 2,600 m at Base