Sunda Trench
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The Sunda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Sumatra and Java, formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunda Trench canonical | 9 |
| Java–Sunda Trench | 1 |
| Sumatra Trench | 1 |
| Sunda subduction zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T371842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sunda Trench Context triple: [Indian Ocean, hasDeepestPoint, Sunda Trench]
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A.
Manila Trench
The Manila Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines, formed by the subduction of the Eurasian Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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B.
Philippine Trench
The Philippine Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, known as one of the deepest points on Earth’s seafloor and a major site of tectonic subduction.
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C.
Tonga Trench
The Tonga Trench is one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, located in the southwestern Pacific and formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
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D.
Izu–Ogasawara Trench
The Izu–Ogasawara Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate, contributing to intense seismic and volcanic activity in the region.
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E.
Aleutian Trench
The Aleutian Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the North Pacific where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate, forming part of a major seismically active subduction zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sunda Trench Target entity description: The Sunda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Sumatra and Java, formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
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A.
Manila Trench
The Manila Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines, formed by the subduction of the Eurasian Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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B.
Philippine Trench
The Philippine Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, known as one of the deepest points on Earth’s seafloor and a major site of tectonic subduction.
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C.
Tonga Trench
The Tonga Trench is one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, located in the southwestern Pacific and formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Indo-Australian Plate.
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D.
Izu–Ogasawara Trench
The Izu–Ogasawara Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate, contributing to intense seismic and volcanic activity in the region.
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E.
Aleutian Trench
The Aleutian Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the North Pacific where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate, forming part of a major seismically active subduction zone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Java Trench ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
megathrust earthquakes
ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ volcanic activity in the Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| bathymetry | steep-sided trench ⓘ |
| causeOf | large tsunamigenic earthquakes off Sumatra ⓘ |
| countryBorder | Indonesia ⓘ |
| crustTypeOverriding | continental crust of Sundaland margin ⓘ |
| crustTypeSubducting | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | off the coast of Sumatra ⓘ |
| extendsTo | south of Java ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| geodynamicProcess | oceanic lithosphere subduction ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic plate boundary structure ⓘ |
| geologicalHazardZoneFor | Indonesia ⓘ |
| governingCountryExclusiveEconomicZone | Indonesia ⓘ |
| hazardType |
seismic hazard zone
ⓘ
tsunami hazard zone ⓘ |
| importance | major plate boundary between Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami region
ⓘ
2010 Mentawai earthquake region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| marginType | active continental margin ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
over 23,000 feet
ⓘ
over 7,000 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyIslandArc | Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorIsland |
Java
ⓘ
Sumatra ⓘ |
| nearbySea |
Andaman Sea
ⓘ
Java Sea ⓘ |
| ocean | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| overridingPlate | Eurasian Plate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpide Belt
Sunda Arc ⓘ |
| physiographicProvince |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean basin
|
| plateSubducting | Indo-Australian Plate ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEarthquakeZone |
Sunda subduction system
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunda megathrust
|
| relativeDepthRank | one of the deepest parts of the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| seafloorFeatureType | deep-sea trench ⓘ |
| sedimentSource | erosion from Sumatra and Java ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sunda Trench Description of subject: The Sunda Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the eastern Indian Ocean off the coasts of Sumatra and Java, formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sunda subduction zone
this entity surface form:
Java–Sunda Trench
this entity surface form:
Sumatra Trench