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The South Sandwich Trench is a deep actuate trench located in the South Atlantic Ocean. The trench was made by the seduction of the southernmost portion of the South American Plate.
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What happens in areas where a trench is formed?
nothing
What type of boundary is formed at the Marianas trench?
the southeastern boundary
What two plates formed the mariana trench?
The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate at the bottom of the ocean between Japan and New Guinea.
How are trench and mountains formed?
Mountains are created when the tectonic plates collide, and one plate slides under the other, lifting it.
At a divergent boundary what feature forms when two oceanic plates are involved?
An oceanic trench is formed. Divergent boundaries pull away from each other, forming a cavern in the ocean floor. The Marianas Trench is a good example of a divergent boundary.
How deep is the south sandwich trench?
it has a miximum depth of 8,428
How deep is the south sandwich trench in feet?
8428 meters below sea level. I dont know feet
How a trench formed?
a trench is formed when 2 oceanic plates collide
How did the Peru chile trench was formed?
Its somewhere in south america now go get a atlas aholes
What is the deepest part of the Southern Ocean?
The Southern Ocean is the fourth largest ocean in the world at 20,327,000 sq km. Its deepest point is the South Sandwich Trench at 7,235 metres.
What happens in areas where a trench is formed?
nothing
The South Sandwich Islands are largely uninhabited because of the volcanoes and poor weather How did these islands form?
They formed due to the volcanic activity in the area.
What is the maximum depth of the Antarctic Ocean?
The Southern Ocean's greatest depth of 7,236 m (23,740 ft) occurs at the southern end of the South Sandwich Trench, at 60°00'S, 024°W.
What is the Island east of the the Falkland islands?
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
What is the population of the south sandwich islands?
As of 2006, the massive population of the south sandwich islands was 30 people.
How deep is the Southern Ocean in feet?
The Southern Ocean is the fourth largest ocean in the world at 20,327,000 sq km. Its deepest point is the South Sandwich Trench at 7,235 metres.
A trench forms when?
In geology a trench is formed where one tectonic plate is subducted or forced under another plate.
