Kamchatka Trench
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The Kamchatka Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the northwest Pacific Ocean, formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Kamchatka Peninsula and known for its great depths and intense seismic activity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuril–Kamchatka Trench | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Kuril–Kamchatka Trench system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kamchatka volcanic arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuril–Kamchatka volcanic belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depthRank | among the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | deep-sea ecosystem ⓘ |
| environmentType | hadal zone ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | eastern margin of Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeApprox | Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | oceanic–continental subduction ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityFeature | specialized deep-sea fauna ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
frequent earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamigenic earthquakes ⓘ |
| hazardType |
earthquake hazard
ⓘ
tsunami hazard ⓘ |
| influences | regional tsunami risk in North Pacific ⓘ |
| isSegmentOf | Northwest Pacific trench system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
great depth
ⓘ
intense seismic activity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepthApprox |
about 10,500 metres
ⓘ
about 34,400 feet ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmass | Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Bering Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Okhotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| orientationApprox | north–south to southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| overridingPlate |
North American Plate (Okhotsk microplate)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okhotsk Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kuril–Kamchatka subduction zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ |
| plateBoundaryBetween | Pacific Plate and Okhotsk Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedStructure |
Aleutian Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuril Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| seismicityLevel | high ⓘ |
| subductingPlate | Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicActivity | ongoing ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| waterDepthClass | abyssal to hadal depths ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kuril–Kamchatka Trench
subject surface form:
Kuril Straits
this entity surface form:
Kuril–Kamchatka Trench