Cayman Trench
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The Cayman Trench is a deep submarine trench in the Caribbean Sea, known as one of the region’s deepest points and a significant feature of the boundary between the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological feature
ⓘ
oceanic trench ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bartlett Deep
NERFINISHED
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Cayman Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cayman Trough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Cayman Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryExclusiveEconomicZone |
Cayman Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | interaction of Caribbean and North American plates ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Caribbean Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mesozoic–Cenozoic origin (approximate) ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
sea-floor spreading
ⓘ
transform faulting ⓘ |
| hasBathymetry | steep-sided trough ⓘ |
| hasHydrothermalVents | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinimumDepth | >7000 m ⓘ |
| hydrothermalVentField |
Beebe Vent Field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Von Damm Vent Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignificantFor |
boundary between Caribbean and North American tectonic plates
ⓘ
regional seismicity ⓘ |
| length |
~1,100 km
ⓘ
~684 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Cayman Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
~25,217 ft
ⓘ
~7686 m ⓘ |
| midOceanRidgeSegment | Mid-Cayman Rise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandArc | Greater Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfDeepestPointsOf | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Caribbean Plate boundary zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeDepthRank |
deepest point in the Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
one of the deepest parts of the Atlantic basin ⓘ |
| seaFloorFeatureType | deep linear basin ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
deep-sea ecosystems
ⓘ
hydrothermal vent biology ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
strike-slip plate boundary
ⓘ
transform plate boundary ⓘ |
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