O Dan y Dŵr - Hidden Seascapes of Wales
Careg Hen Sandwaves
Extensive, underwater sand waves off Trearddur Bay, Anglesey
(zoom in for a closer look)
False colour projection of multibeam sonar data (where colours
represent different depths), illustrates the depth and physical
composition of two square miles of seabed located three miles to the southwest of Trearddur
Bay on Anglesey, close to a well-known, very shallow, rocky outcrop and popular dive site known locally as Careg
Hen (Old Rock).
(another view, with the depths profiled)
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