Brownson Deep
E11291
Brownson Deep is the deepest known point in the Atlantic Ocean, located within the Puerto Rico Trench.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brownson Deep canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deepest point
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ undersea depression ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Challenger Deep
ⓘ
Molloy Deep ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depthRankWorldwide | among deepest known points in the world ocean ⓘ |
| featureType | oceanic trench deep ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the North American Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
aphotic zone
ⓘ
hadal zone ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazardRelevance | submarine operations ⓘ |
| hasScientificRelevance |
plate tectonics research
ⓘ
seismic risk studies in the Caribbean region ⓘ |
| isDeepestPointOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Puerto Rico Trench ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Sea region
Puerto Rico Trench ⓘ |
| maximumDepthFeet | ~28200 ⓘ |
| maximumDepthKilometres | ~8.6 ⓘ |
| maximumDepthMetres | ~8600 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brownson ⓘ |
| near | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| oceanographicRegion | western North Atlantic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puerto Rico Trench
ⓘ
surface form:
Puerto Rico Trench system
global network of ocean deeps ⓘ |
| studiedBy | oceanographers ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
deep-sea geology
ⓘ
hadal ecology ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Caribbean Plate
ⓘ
North American Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| waterColumn |
near-freezing temperatures
ⓘ
very high hydrostatic pressure ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.