Cape Mendocino

Kahia
Paul and Catherine Davis
Wed 21 Sep 2016 00:58
40:32.28N 124:43.75W
 
This is a cape that needs to be respected with wind and sea conditions well chosen in order to make a safe passage.
 
Underneath here is the infamous “Triple Junction” of Tectonic Plate Motions. The Juan de Fuca Plate, the Gorda Plate and the North America Plate( also known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone).
This convergent zone has a dramatic landscape under the water’s surface, which affects the wave-motion more than other capes that come with their challenges of wind acceleration and over-falls.
 
It is here that activity of Earth Quakes and Tsunamis make this Coastline a hazardous zone to live. We are glad to leave it behind us and pass it safely just after midnight.

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