Regional Location Map: m shown in 10 m increments, >100 m show in 100 m increments. It is expected that research targets for 2013 Araon cruise will be in vicinity of detailed mulitbeam surveys where offshore landslides, sea floor expulsion features, pingo like features and active gas venting has been observed Mackenzie Delta Detailed multibeam coverage with shelf edge and slope research targets

Regional gas hydrate occurrence: Bas map as per location map, but with overlay of hydrocarbon exploration wells drilled to date in the Beaufort-Mackenzie. Wells with interpretations of gas hydrate occurrence at depth are shown as orange stars, wells without gas hydrate are shown as white stars.

Regional Location Map: Base map as per location map, but showing locations of 2003 vibracore sites and 2010 gravity core sites (Paull et al., 2007; 2010).