Horizon Deep
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Horizon Deep is the deepest known point in the Tonga Trench and one of the deepest locations in the world's oceans.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deepest point
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undersea depression → |
| comparedTo |
Challenger Deep
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Sirena Deep → |
| country |
New Zealand
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| depthRanking |
second deepest known point in Earth’s oceans after the Challenger Deep
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| discoveredBy |
bathymetric survey
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| environment |
hadal zone
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| featureOf |
Tonga-Kermadec Trench system
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| geologicalSetting |
subduction zone
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| hasCoordinateSystem |
geographic coordinates
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| hasNameOrigin |
named for its extreme depth on the horizon of bathymetric surveys
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| hasProperty |
complete darkness
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extreme hydrostatic pressure → near-freezing temperatures → |
| knownFor |
being one of the deepest locations in the world’s oceans
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being the deepest known point in the Tonga Trench → |
| locatedIn |
South Pacific Ocean
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Tonga Trench → |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Eastern Hemisphere
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Southern Hemisphere → |
| maximumDepthFeet |
35433
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| maximumDepthMetres |
10800
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10820 → |
| nearestLandmass |
Kermadec Islands
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Tonga → |
| oceanTrench |
Tonga Trench
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| partOf |
Earth’s hadal trenches
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Pacific Ocean → |
| pressureAtBottom |
over 1000 times standard atmospheric pressure
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| studiedInDiscipline |
geophysics
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marine geology → oceanography → |
| tectonicPlate |
Indo-Australian Plate
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Pacific Plate → |
| waterColumn |
oceanic
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tonga-Kermadec subduction system
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contains |
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Tonga Trench
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hasDeepestPoint |