Molloy Deep
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Molloy Deep is the deepest known part of the Arctic Ocean, located in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
submarine depression ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox |
about 2°E longitude
ⓘ
about 79°N latitude ⓘ |
| countryProximity |
Greenland
ⓘ
Svalbard ⓘ
surface form:
Norway (Svalbard)
|
| deepestPointOf | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | bathymetric surveys in the 20th century ⓘ |
| exploredBy | oceanographic expeditions ⓘ |
| featureOf |
Fram Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Fram Strait plate boundary zone
|
| geologicalSetting | mid-ocean ridge and transform fault region ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | hadal zone conditions ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the deepest known point in the Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Greenland and Svalbard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Fram Strait ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 18373 ft
ⓘ
about 5.6 km ⓘ about 5600 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur E. Molloy ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Eurasian Basin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fram Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Fram Strait abyssal plain
|
| seafloorType | sediment-covered abyssal floor ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Greenland Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenland Sea sector of the Arctic Ocean
|
| waterMassInfluence |
Arctic deep water
ⓘ
Atlantic inflow through Fram Strait ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.