Southern Ocean Trenches In English
Southern Ocean Trenches
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Southern Ocean Trenches
1. ➣ South Sandwich Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, ✧ Depth: 25,600 feet (7,800 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1930 by HMS Discovery II, ✧ Other importance: Part of the South Sandwich Islands arc
2. ➣ Kerguelen Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of French Southern and Antarctic Lands, ✧ Depth: 20,000 feet (6,100 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1960 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Kerguelen Plateau
3. ➣ Southeast Indian Ridge Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, southeast of Australia, ✧ Depth: 18,000 feet (5,500 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Southeast Indian Ridge
4. ➣ Southwest Indian Ridge Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, southwest of South Africa, ✧ Depth: 17,000 feet (5,200 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Southwest Indian Ridge
5. ➣ Antarctic-Atlantic Ridge Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 16,000 feet (4,900 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Antarctic-Atlantic Ridge
6. ➣ Antarctic-Circumpolar Ridge Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, surrounding Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 15,000 feet (4,600 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Antarctic-Circumpolar Ridge
7. ➣ Scotia Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, ✧ Depth: 14,000 feet (4,300 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Scotia Sea
8. ➣ Falkland Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Falkland Islands, ✧ Depth: 13,000 feet (4,000 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Falkland Islands arc
9. ➣ South Orkney Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of South Orkney Islands, ✧ Depth: 12,000 feet (3,700 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the South Orkney Islands arc
10. ➣ Weddell Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 11,000 feet (3,400 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Weddell Sea
Southern Ocean Trenches
11. ➣ Ross Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 10,000 feet (3,000 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Ross Sea
12. ➣ Amundsen Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 9,000 feet (2,700 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Amundsen Sea
13. ➣ Bellingshausen Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 8,000 feet (2,400 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Bellingshausen Sea
14. ➣ Maud Rise Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 7,000 feet (2,100 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Maud Rise
15. ➣ Enderby Land Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 6,000 feet (1,800 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Enderby Land
16. ➣ D’Urville Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 5,500 feet (1,700 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the D’Urville Sea
17. ➣ Dumont d’Urville Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 5,000 feet (1,500 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Dumont d’Urville Sea
18. ➣ Davis Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 4,500 feet (1,400 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Davis Sea
19. ➣ Mawson Sea Trench : ✧ Location: Southern Ocean, south of Antarctica, ✧ Depth: 4,000 feet (1,200 meters), ✧ Discovery: 1959 by USS Cape Johnson, ✧ Other importance: Part of the Mawson Sea
