Sunda Trench
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The Sunda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Sumatra and Java, formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunda Trench canonical | 9 |
| Java–Sunda Trench | 1 |
| Sumatra Trench | 1 |
| Sunda subduction zone | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Java Trench ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
megathrust earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ volcanic activity in the Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| bathymetry | steep-sided trench ⓘ |
| causeOf | large tsunamigenic earthquakes off Sumatra ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Indonesia ⓘ |
| crustTypeOverriding | continental crust of Sundaland margin ⓘ |
| crustTypeSubducting | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | off the coast of Sumatra ⓘ |
| extendsTo | south of Java ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| geodynamicProcess | oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic plate boundary structure ⓘ |
| geologicalHazardZoneFor | Indonesia ⓘ |
| governingCountryExclusiveEconomicZone | Indonesia ⓘ |
| hazardType |
seismic hazard zone
ⓘ
tsunami hazard zone ⓘ |
| importance | major plate boundary between Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami region
ⓘ
2010 Mentawai earthquake region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
over 23,000 feet
ⓘ
over 7,000 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandArc | Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorIsland |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Andaman Sea
ⓘ
Java Sea ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpide Belt
Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| physiographicProvince |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean basin
|
| plateSubducting | Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEarthquakeZone |
Sunda subduction system
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunda megathrust
|
| relativeDepthRank | one of the deepest parts of the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType | deep-sea trench ⓘ |
| sedimentSource | erosion from Sumatra and Java ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunda subduction zone
this entity surface form:
Java–Sunda Trench
this entity surface form:
Sumatra Trench