Kuril-Kamchatka Trench

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 Okhotsk Plate, resulting in intense volcanism.

External links

• http://artedi.fish.washington.edu/okhotskia/ikip/Info/geohist.html
• http://www.skimountaineer.com/ROF/Region.php?region=Kamchatka

See also: Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, Foot (unit of length), Geology, Island arc, Kuril Islands, Metre, Oceanic trench, Okhotsk Plate