Tanimbar Trough
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The Tanimbar Trough is a deep oceanic trench and tectonic feature in the eastern Indonesian region, formed by complex subduction and collision processes between the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tanimbar Trough canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
tectonic feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ tsunami hazard potential ⓘ |
| bathymetricFeature | deep linear depression ⓘ |
| convergentBoundaryBetween |
Eurasian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Australian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| formedBy |
collision processes
ⓘ
subduction ⓘ |
| geodynamicContext | arc-continent collision in Banda Arc ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess |
crustal deformation
ⓘ
plate convergence ⓘ sediment accretion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex subduction geometry
ⓘ
transition from subduction to collision ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banda Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ eastern Indonesian region ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 6000 m ⓘ |
| near | Tanimbar Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean–Pacific transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Banda Arc region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Australian–Eurasian plate boundary zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFeature |
Banda Trench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seram Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Timor Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| sedimentaryEnvironment | trench fill sediments ⓘ |
| separates |
Australian continental margin
ⓘ
Banda forearc region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicRole | accommodates convergence between Australia and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate margin
ⓘ
subduction–collision zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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