O Dan y Dŵr - Hidden Seascapes of Wales

The "Tripods"

Formed by strong currents around the tip of the Llyn Peninsula

(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 an area 1500m x 800m of seabed located approximately two kilometres off the northwest tip of the Llyn Peninsula covering part of an area known locally as the 'Tripods'. This "West-up" image illustrates the west facing edge of a major sandbank that exists to the north of the headland. The image illustrates an abrupt and almost linear boundary between this sedimentary feature and the very different seabed type that exists to the west (in the upper part of the image).

Tripods view 2 (Northeastern end of the bank)

Tripods view 2 (Back to the main "Tripods" page)