Philippine Trench
E49049
The Philippine Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, known as one of the deepest points on Earth’s seafloor and a major site of tectonic subduction.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galathea Depth | 0 |
| Mindanao Trench | 1 |
| Philippine Trench system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deepest point
ⓘ
oceanic trench ⓘ subduction zone feature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Philippine Trench
ⓘ
surface form:
Mindanao Trench
|
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ volcanic activity in the Philippines ⓘ |
| averageWidth |
about 37 mi
ⓘ
about 60 km ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Mariana Trench ⓘ |
| contains | Galathea Depth ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Philippines ⓘ |
| depthRank | one of the deepest ocean trenches in the world ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Danish Galathea expedition ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| formedBy |
subduction beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt
ⓘ
subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | oceanic–continental subduction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sediment-filled floor
ⓘ
steep trench walls ⓘ |
| influences |
regional seismic hazard in the Philippines
ⓘ
tsunami risk in the western Pacific ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Philippine Sea Plate
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Sea plate boundary system
|
| length |
over 1300 km
ⓘ
over 800 mi ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philippine Trench
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNearIsland | Mindanao ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 10540 m
ⓘ
about 10540 m ⓘ about 34580 ft ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philippines ⓘ |
| near | Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| oneOfDeepestPointsOn | Earth seafloor ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Philippine Archipelago
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine archipelago
|
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
deep-sea biological research
ⓘ
marine geology studies ⓘ seismological studies ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Philippine Mobile Belt
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mindanao Trench
subject surface form:
Galathea Depth
this entity surface form:
Philippine Trench system