Java Trench
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The Java Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Sunda Plate, making it one of the world’s deepest and most seismically active marine regions.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sunda Trench
ⓘ
surface form:
Java–Sunda Trench
Sunda Trench ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
megathrust earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| characteristic |
frequent earthquakes
ⓘ
high seismic activity ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Indonesia ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
south of Java
ⓘ
south of Sumatra ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Sunda Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| hazardZoneFor | Indonesia ⓘ |
| influences | Indian Ocean tsunami risk ⓘ |
| knownFor |
significant seismic hazard
ⓘ
steep bathymetric gradients ⓘ |
| liesWithin |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Asia maritime region
|
| locatedIn | eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 7,200 metres
ⓘ
over 23,000 feet ⓘ over 7 kilometres ⓘ |
| near | Sunda Strait ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| oneOf | deepest oceanic trenches in the world ⓘ |
| oriented | roughly northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Sunda Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpide Belt
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryBetween |
Indo-Australian Plate
ⓘ
Sunda Plate ⓘ |
| region | Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| relatedTo | volcanic activity in the Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType | deep-sea trench ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| subductionType | oceanic–continental subduction ⓘ |
| tectonicProvince | Sunda subduction system ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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