Bonin Trench
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The Bonin Trench is a deep-ocean trench in the western Pacific Ocean, located south of Japan near the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands and forming part of the subduction zone where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonin Trench canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11715414 — 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: Bonin Trench Context triple: [Izu–Bonin–Mariana Trench system, hasPart, Bonin Trench]
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A.
Romanche Trench
The Romanche Trench is a deep submarine trench in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean formed by the Romanche Fracture Zone, marking one of the major offsets of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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B.
Hellenic Trench
The Hellenic Trench is a deep submarine trench in the eastern Mediterranean, formed by the subduction of the African Plate beneath the Aegean microplate and known for hosting some of the region’s greatest ocean depths and seismic activity.
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C.
Mariana Trough
The Mariana Trough is a back-arc basin in the western Pacific Ocean formed by seafloor spreading behind the Mariana subduction zone.
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D.
Negros Trench
The Negros Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, located off the central Philippines and formed by the subduction of the Sulu Sea Plate beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt.
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E.
Kermadec Trench
The Kermadec Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and among the deepest regions on Earth.
- 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: Bonin Trench Target entity description: The Bonin Trench is a deep-ocean trench in the western Pacific Ocean, located south of Japan near the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands and forming part of the subduction zone where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
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A.
Romanche Trench
The Romanche Trench is a deep submarine trench in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean formed by the Romanche Fracture Zone, marking one of the major offsets of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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B.
Hellenic Trench
The Hellenic Trench is a deep submarine trench in the eastern Mediterranean, formed by the subduction of the African Plate beneath the Aegean microplate and known for hosting some of the region’s greatest ocean depths and seismic activity.
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C.
Mariana Trough
The Mariana Trough is a back-arc basin in the western Pacific Ocean formed by seafloor spreading behind the Mariana subduction zone.
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D.
Negros Trench
The Negros Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the western Pacific, located off the central Philippines and formed by the subduction of the Sulu Sea Plate beneath the Philippine Mobile Belt.
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E.
Kermadec Trench
The Kermadec Trench is a deep oceanic trench in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and among the deepest regions on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oceanic trench
ⓘ
subduction zone feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Pacific Plate
ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ogasawara Trench
ⓘ
linked to:
Izu–Ogasawara Trench
|
| associatedWith |
Izu–Bonin–Ogasawara Arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Izu–Bonin Arc
deep-focus earthquakes ⓘ volcanic arc activity ⓘ |
| countryOffshoreFrom | Japan ⓘ |
| depthCategory | hadal trench ⓘ |
| environment | hadal zone ⓘ |
| featureOf | Pacific Ocean floor ⓘ |
| formedBy | subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalHazard |
earthquakes
ⓘ
potential tsunami generation ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | oceanic plate subduction ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for deep seabed ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low temperature deep waters
ⓘ
steep trench walls ⓘ very high hydrostatic pressure at the seafloor ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf |
Izu–Bonin volcanic arc
ⓘ
linked to:
Izu–Bonin Arc
|
| locatedIn | western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bonin Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Ogasawara Islands
Ogasawara Islands ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Japan ⓘ |
| maximumDepth |
over 29000 feet
ⓘ
over 9000 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bonin Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Ogasawara Islands
|
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Izu–Bonin–Mariana subduction system
ⓘ
linked to:
Izu–Bonin–Mariana Trench system
Pacific Ring of Fire ⓘ western Pacific trench system ⓘ |
| region |
northwestern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
|
| relatedTo |
Izu Trench
ⓘ
linked to:
Izu–Ogasawara Trench
Mariana Trench ⓘ |
| relativeDepthRank | among the deepest ocean trenches on Earth ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
deep-sea biology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| separates | Pacific Plate from Philippine Sea Plate ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | convergent plate boundary ⓘ |
| typeOf | deep-sea trench ⓘ |
| withinExclusiveEconomicZoneOf | Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonin Trench Description of subject: The Bonin Trench is a deep-ocean trench in the western Pacific Ocean, located south of Japan near the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands and forming part of the subduction zone where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.
Referenced by (1)
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