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What process created the Aleutian Islands next to the Aleutian trench?
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What is the trench's name that is in the Aleutian Islands?
aleutian trench
Where is the Aleutian trench located?
The Aleutian Trench is a tectonic plate boundary that is between the Aleutian Islands and Alaska. It is over 2000 miles in length.
Is the aleutian trench the lowest elevatin on earth surface?
No, the Marianas trench is.
Which trench within the ring of fire lies farthest north?
Aleutian trench
What part of the US has a deep trench?
Along the southern coast of Alaska is the Aleutian Trench.
What feature would you expect to find adjacent to an island arc such as the Aleutian Islands?
You would expect to find a deep oceanic trench adjacent to an island arc such as the Aleutian Islands. These trenches are formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another and are typically associated with volcanic arcs and earthquakes.
How old is the Aleutian Trench?
It is about 20 million years old.
Which tectonic plates formed the aleutian islands?
The chain of islands is formed by volcanic action along a fissure between Japan and Alaska. The fissure leis in "The Aleutian Trench" as seen in the diagram below in "Related links".
Is subduction occuring at ridges or trenches?
Subduction usually occurs in trenches, for example the Marriana's Trench or the Aleutian trench! Hope that Helps!
What city is the mariana trench in?
The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Is the Mariana Trench north of the Mariana Islands?
No, it is east of the mariana islands
Where is the japan trench located?
It extends from the Kuril Islands to the Bonin Islands and is 9,000 m (30,000 ft) at its deepest. It is an extension of the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench to the north and the Izu-Ogasawara Trench to its south.
