Hikurangi Trench

E534406
oceanic trench subduction zone

The Hikurangi Trench is a deep ocean trench off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Australian Plate and known for its rich marine life and seismic activity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hikurangi Trench canonical 1
Hikurangi Trough 1
Hikurangi Trough trench 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic trench ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ
associatedWith Hikurangi Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hikurangi subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Zealand plate boundary NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains cold seeps ⓘ
methane seeps ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
countryJurisdiction New Zealand exclusive economic zone ⓘ
extendsFrom south of the Kermadec Trench ⓘ
extendsTo offshore of the Wairarapa coast ⓘ
formedBy subduction ⓘ
geologicalContinuationOf Kermadec Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tonga–Kermadec Trench system NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitatFor beaked whales ⓘ
deep-sea corals ⓘ
deep-sea fish ⓘ
invertebrate communities ⓘ
sperm whales ⓘ
hazardTo New Zealand east coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor deep-sea ecosystems ⓘ
rich marine life ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
tsunami generation potential ⓘ
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf North Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
east coast of New Zealand ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 3.2 kilometres ⓘ
approximately 3200 metres ⓘ
nearbyCity Gisborne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyRegion Hawke’s Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wairarapa NERFINISHED ⓘ
oceanCurrentInfluence East Cape Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wairarapa Coastal Current NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation northeast–southwest ⓘ
overridingPlate Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Hikurangi Margin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ
plateBoundaryType oblique subduction ⓘ
researchFocus chemosynthetic communities ⓘ
slow slip events ⓘ
subduction earthquakes ⓘ
tsunami hazards ⓘ
riskType megathrust earthquakes ⓘ
subduction-related tsunamis ⓘ
studiedBy GNS Science NERFINISHED ⓘ
NIWA NERFINISHED ⓘ
subductingPlate Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Kaikōura → hasNearbyOceanFeature → Hikurangi Trench ⓘ
Australian Plate → formsBoundary → Hikurangi Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puysegur Trench
Hikurangi subduction margin → forms → Hikurangi Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hikurangi Trough
Hikurangi subduction margin → firstOrderStructure → Hikurangi Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hikurangi Trough trench