Hellenic Trench
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The Hellenic Trench is a deep submarine trench in the eastern Mediterranean, formed by the subduction of the African Plate beneath the Aegean microplate and known for hosting some of the region’s greatest ocean depths and seismic activity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hellenic trench | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aegean Sea Plate
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean microplate
African Plate ⓘ Hellenic Arc ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic volcanic arc
|
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Greece
ⓘ
Libya ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| featureType | deep-sea trench ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the African Plate beneath the Aegean microplate ⓘ |
| geodynamicRole | accommodates convergence between Africa and Eurasia in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
narrow trench floor
ⓘ
steep trench slopes ⓘ |
| hazardType |
earthquake hazard
ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ |
| influences |
seismicity of Greece
ⓘ
tsunami risk in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| isOneOf | deepest parts of the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent earthquakes
ⓘ
great ocean depths in the Mediterranean region ⓘ high seismic activity ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
|
| maximumDepth |
over 5 km
ⓘ
over 5000 m ⓘ |
| oceanOrSea | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west to northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenic Arc
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Arc system
Hellenic subduction system ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic subduction zone
|
| process | oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| region |
Aegean islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Aegean region
eastern Mediterranean tectonic province ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | historic large earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| runsAlong |
south of Crete
ⓘ
south of the Ionian Islands ⓘ south of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| separates | Aegean microplate from African Plate ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| underlies | Hellenic Arc ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Hellenic trench
this entity surface form:
Hellenic trench