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.

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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

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Brownson Deep comparedTo Molloy Deep
Arctic Ocean deepestPoint Molloy Deep