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doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.318.2008

Site summaries (continued)

Proposed Site WLSHE-12A

Priority:	Alternate
Position:	65°58.0413′S, 143°31.0848′E
Water depth (m):	424
Target drilling depth (mbsf):	860
Approved maximum penetration (mbsf):	990; pending review and approval by EPSP and TAMU Safety Panel
Survey coverage:	• Site survey data outlined in Proposal 482-Full3 (available at iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/expeditions/wilkes_land.html): • Track map (Fig. AF14) • Seismic profiles (Fig. AF19)
Objective (see text for full details):	Timing and nature of onset of glaciation
Drilling, coring, and downhole measurement program:	See "Proposed Site WLSHE-08A"
Anticpated lithology:	Diamicton and thin diatomaceous mud

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