Everything about the South Sandwich Trench totally explained
The
South Sandwich Trench is a deep arcuate trench in the South Atlantic Ocean lying 100 km to the east of the
South Sandwich Islands. The trench is produced by the
subduction of the southernmost portion of the
South American Plate beneath the small
South Sandwich Plate. The South Sandwich Islands constitute a
volcanic island arc which results from this active subduction. Mount Belinda on Montagu Island is an active
volcano.
It is the deepest
trench of the Southern Atlantic Ocean, and the second deepest of the
Atlantic Ocean, after the
Puerto Rico Trench.
The trench is 965 km long and has a maximum depth of 8,428 meters below sea level. This location, at 55°40'S, 025°55'W, is called
Meteor Deep. It is 122 km northeast of
Zavodovski Island.
The southernmost portion of the South Sandwich Trench reaches south of 60°S and therefore into the
Southern Ocean, thereby containing the maximum depth of that Ocean at 60°00'S, 024°W, with a depth of 7,235 meters.
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