Horizon Deep (regionally associated in Tonga-Kermadec system, sometimes compared)

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deep-sea depression oceanic trench feature

Horizon Deep is one of the deepest known points in the ocean, located in the Tonga Trench and often compared to the Mariana Trench’s Challenger Deep.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Horizon Deep	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	deep-sea depression ⓘ oceanic trench feature ⓘ
comparedTo	Challenger Deep ⓘ
comparedWith	Mariana Trench ⓘ
countryOffshoreFrom	New Zealand ⓘ Tonga ⓘ
depthClassification	hadal zone ⓘ
depthRank	one of the deepest points in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ one of the deepest points on Earth ⓘ
formedBy	subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ
hasFeature	absence of sunlight ⓘ extreme hydrostatic pressure ⓘ very low temperature ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the deepest known points in the world ocean ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: South Pacific Ocean Tonga Trench ⓘ Tonga Trench ⓘ surface form: Tonga-Kermadec Trench system
maximumDepth	approximately 10,800 metres ⓘ approximately 35,400 feet ⓘ
namedAfter	Horizon expedition (HMS Horizon-related naming tradition) ⓘ
ocean	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf	Tonga Trench ⓘ global hadal zone ⓘ
pressureAtBottom	over 1,000 times standard atmospheric pressure ⓘ
region	southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
studiedBy	oceanographers ⓘ
studiedFor	deep-sea geology ⓘ extreme marine environments ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ subduction zone ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mariana Trench → contains → Horizon Deep (regionally associated in Tonga-Kermadec system, sometimes compared) ⓘ