Kuril_Trench Kuril_Trench

Kuril Trench - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Abri, Abyss, Adit, Aqueduct, Benthos, Bore, Bottom, Bottoms, Breach, Break, Bunker

The Kuril-Kamchatka Trench or Kuril Trench is an oceanic trench with a maximum depth of 10500 m (34000 ft).

The trench formed as a result of the subduction zone that created the Kuril Islands island arc. The Pacific Plate is subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate, resulting in intense volcanism.

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