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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
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subduction zone → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Java Trench
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| associatedWith |
megathrust earthquakes
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tsunamis → volcanic activity in the Sunda Arc → |
| bathymetry |
steep-sided trench
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| causeOf |
large tsunamigenic earthquakes off Sumatra
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| countryBorder |
Indonesia
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| crustTypeOverriding |
continental crust of Sundaland margin
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| crustTypeSubducting |
oceanic crust
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| extendsFrom |
off the coast of Sumatra
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| extendsTo |
south of Java
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| formedBy |
subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate
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| geodynamicProcess |
oceanic lithosphere subduction
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| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic plate boundary structure
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| geologicalHazardZoneFor |
Indonesia
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| governingCountryExclusiveEconomicZone |
Indonesia
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| hazardType |
seismic hazard zone
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tsunami hazard zone → |
| importance |
major plate boundary between Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates
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| linkedToEvent |
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami region
→
2010 Mentawai earthquake region → |
| locatedIn |
eastern Indian Ocean
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| locatedOffCoastOf |
Java
→
Sumatra → |
| marginType |
active continental margin
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| maximumDepth |
over 23,000 feet
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over 7,000 metres → |
| nearbyIslandArc |
Sunda Arc
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| nearbyMajorIsland |
Java
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Sumatra → |
| nearbySea |
Andaman Sea
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Java Sea → |
| ocean |
Indian Ocean
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| orientation |
northwest–southeast
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| overridingPlate |
Eurasian Plate
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| partOf |
Alpide Belt
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Sunda Arc → |
| physiographicProvince |
Indian Ocean basin
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| plateSubducting |
Indo-Australian Plate
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| region |
Southeast Asia
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| relatedEarthquakeZone |
Sunda megathrust
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| relativeDepthRank |
one of the deepest parts of the Indian Ocean
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| seafloorFeatureType |
deep-sea trench
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| sedimentSource |
erosion from Sumatra and Java
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| studiedIn |
marine geology
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plate tectonics → |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Java Trench
→
Java Trench ("Java–Sunda Trench") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Sumatra subduction zone
→
Sunda Plate → |
associatedWith |
|
Sumatra subduction zone
→
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boundedBy |
|
Indian Ocean
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hasDeepestPoint |
|
Sumatra subduction zone
("Sunda subduction zone")
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partOf |