Manila Trench
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The Manila Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines, formed by the subduction of the Eurasian Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manila Trench canonical | 7 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Luzon
ⓘ
surface form:
Luzon Island
Philippine Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine archipelago
|
| approximateLength | about 1000 km ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquake activity
ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ volcanism in Luzon ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| depthCategory | hadal zone boundary ⓘ |
| formedBy | convergence of Eurasian Plate and Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| formedBySubductionOf | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| geohazardFor |
Metro Manila
ⓘ
surface form:
Metro Manila region
western Luzon coast ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | oceanic-continental subduction ⓘ |
| hazardType | subduction-zone megathrust ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Philippine Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Sea region
western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Luzon
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
about 5.4 km
ⓘ
about 5400 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Manila ⓘ |
| near |
Luzon Strait
ⓘ
Manila ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | north-south trending ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philippine Trench
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Trench system
|
| plateBoundaryBetween |
Eurasian Plate
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| region |
South China Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
South China Sea margin
|
| seafloorFeatureType | deep-sea trench ⓘ |
| tectonicProvince | Philippine Mobile Belt ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| underlyingPlate | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.