Timor Trench
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Timor Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean, marking a major tectonic boundary between the Australian Plate and the Banda Sea region near Timor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timor Trench canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Timor Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHazard | tsunami generation potential ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
convergent plate margin
ⓘ
subduction of Australian Plate beneath Banda region ⓘ |
| bathymetryFeature | deep linear depression ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timor-Leste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of Indian–Australian lithosphere ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | collision zone between Australian continental margin and Banda Arc ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepthApprox |
7 km
ⓘ
7000 m ⓘ |
| near |
Lesser Sunda Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timor Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian–Eurasian plate boundary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banda Arc system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Banda Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedStructure |
Java Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunda Trench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| separates |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banda Sea microplates ⓘ |
| tectonicActivity |
frequent earthquakes
ⓘ
high seismicity ⓘ |
| tectonicBoundaryBetween |
Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banda Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trend | roughly east–west ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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