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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
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