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Special Holes

For data from all expeditions, see the LIMS Ocean Drilling Data Overview.

K/T boundary

Leg Site Hole Special Hole Type Location Latitude Longtitude Water Depth Total Penetration (m) Basement Penetration (m) Casing (m) Special Hole Comment
44 390 A K/T boundary   30 9'N 76 7'W 2665 142      
86 577 * K/T boundary   32 27'N 157 43'E 2675 119      
86 577 A K/T boundary   32 27'N 157 43'E 2675 123      
86 577 B K/T boundary   32 26'N 157 43'E 2675 114      
113 689 B K/T boundary Weddell Sea - Crest of Maud Rise 64 31'S 3 6'E 2080 297     K/T boundary in core 25 approximately 233.4 mbsf
113 690 C K/T boundary Weddell Sea - SWflank of Maud Rise 65 10'S 1 12'E 2914 321 2   K/T boundary in core 15 approximately 247.5 mbsf
114 700 B K/T boundary Subantarctic South Atlantic 51 32'S 30 17'W 3601 489     K/T boundary in core 37 approximately 330 mbsf.
119 738 C K/T boundary Kerguelen Plateau 62 43'S 82 47'E 2252 534      
120 750 A K/T boundary Central Kerguelen Plateau 57 36'S 81 14'E 2030 460     Lithologically distinct contact in core 15R-3 91.5 cm.
121 752 B K/T boundary Broken Ridge and Ninety-East Ridge 30 53'S 93 35'E 1086 436     Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary within core 11R-3 interval 72 to 95 cm
122 761 C K/T boundary Exmouth Plateau 16 44'S 115 32'E 2168 437      
122 762 C K/T boundary Exmouth Plateau 19 53'S 112 15'E 1360 940      
130 807 C K/T boundary Ontong Java Plateau 3 36'N 156 38'E 2806 1528      
159 959 D K/T boundary Equatorial Atlantic Transform 3 38'N 2 44'W 2091 1159      
165 999 B K/T boundary Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundry Event 12 45'N 78 44'W 2828 1066      
165 1001 A K/T boundary Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundry Event 15 45'N 74 55'W 3260 523      
165 1001 B K/T boundary Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundry Event 15 45'N 74 55'W 3259 488      
171 1049 A K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 30 9'N 76 7'W 2656 192      
171 1049 B K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 30 9'N 76 7'W 2671 157      
171 1049 C K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 30 9'N 76 7'W 2671 158      
171 1050 C K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 30 6'N 76 14'W 2296 606      
171 1052 A K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 29 57'N 76 38'W 1344 174      
171 1052 B K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 29 57'N 76 38'W 1345 120      
171 1052 C K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 29 57'N 76 38'W 1345 19      
171 1052 D K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 29 57'N 76 38'W 1342 19      
171 1052 E K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 29 57'N 76 38'W 1344 685      
171 1052 F K/T boundary Blake Nose Paleoceanographic Transect 29 57'N 76 38'W 1342 128      
183 1138 A K/T boundary Kerguelen Plateau 53 33'S 75 58'E 1141 843      
189 1172 D K/T boundary Tasmanian Gateway 43 58'S 149 56'E 2622 766      
198 1209 A K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 39'N 158 30'E 2387 260      
198 1209 C K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 39'N 158 30'E 2387 308      
198 1210 A K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 13'N 158 16'E 2574 242      
198 1210 B K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 13'N 158 16'E 2573 377      
198 1211 A K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 0'N 157 51'E 2908 159      
198 1211 B K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 0'N 157 51'E 2906 170      
198 1211 C K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 0'N 157 51'E 2907 138      
198 1212 A K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 27'N 157 43'E 2682 102      
198 1212 B K/T boundary Shatsky Rise 32 27'N 157 43'E 2681 208      
207 1258 A K/T boundary Demerara Rise 9 26'N 54 44'W 3192 448      
207 1259 A K/T boundary Demerara Rise 9 18'N 54 12'W 2354 559      
207 1259 B K/T boundary Demerara Rise 9 18'N 54 12'W 2354 556      
207 1259 C K/T boundary Demerara Rise 9 18'N 54 12'W 2356 554      
207 1260 A K/T boundary Demerara Rise 9 16'N 54 33'W 2549 492      
207 1260 B K/T boundary Demerara Rise 9 16'N 54 33'W 2549 509      
208 1262 B K/T boundary Walvis Ridge 27 11'S 1 35'E 4754 210      
208 1262 C K/T boundary Walvis Ridge 27 11'S 1 35'E 4754 212      
208 1267 A K/T boundary Walvis Ridge 28 6'S 1 43'E 4354 312      
208 1267 B K/T boundary Walvis Ridge 28 6'S 1 43'E 4355 329