Arakane Bank is located approximately 325 km west-northwest of Saipan in the West Mariana Arc. On NOAA's Nautical Chart 81004, it is identified by a single sounding of 5 fm (9 m). It is smaller than indicated on the chart and its true center is approximately 1 km southeast of the center of the charted bank. It was mapped in September 2003 using single-beam sonar and an underwater video camera during the NOAA MARAMP cruise. Encrusting and fleshy algae, hard and soft corals, and sand were seen on hard substrate ridges.
Cruises CoRIS Metadata Record Names
OES0307 cred_toad_arakane_oes0307_2003
Resource Description: Digital video images that are geo-referenced to navigation files.