Palau Trench

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The Palau Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Palau, formed by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate.


Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic trench
subduction zone trench
boundaryBetween Philippine Sea Plate and adjacent plates
countryClosestTo Palau NERFINISHED
featureType deep-sea trench
formedBy subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProcess oceanic-oceanic subduction
geologicalStructure linear depression on seafloor
hasEnvironment deep-sea environment
hadal zone
hasProperty great depth
seismically active region
steep slopes
isAssociatedWith earthquakes
volcanism in the western Pacific
isBelow sea level
isHabitatFor deep-sea organisms
isLocatedOn Earth
isPartOf Pacific Ocean floor
oceanic lithosphere
isStudiedIn marine geology
oceanography
plate tectonics
isUnder Pacific Ocean water column
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
western Pacific Ocean
locatedNear Palau NERFINISHED
namedAfter Palau NERFINISHED
oceanRegion western Pacific
partOf Pacific Ring of Fire
tectonicPlateInvolved Caroline Plate
Philippine Sea Plate
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Philippine Sea Plate
hasTrench

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