波多黎各海沟



波多黎各海沟是一个在大西洋与加勒比海之间的海沟〔最深处:8,605 meters (即28,232 ft)〕。此海沟与两个地带的相互作用有关。一个是沿着小安的列斯群岛的火山弧(Volcanic arc)向南的隐没带;另一个地带是一个主要的转换断层(Transform fault)或板块边界区域,其位置在古巴与伊斯帕尼奥拉岛之间,穿过开曼海沟直至中美洲岸边。科学研究得出如在断层沿线发生地震可以产生显著海啸的结论。
单词 | Puerto Rico Trench |
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Puerto Rico Trench
中文百科
波多黎各海沟![]() ![]() ![]() 波多黎各海沟是一个在大西洋与加勒比海之间的海沟〔最深处:8,605 meters (即28,232 ft)〕。此海沟与两个地带的相互作用有关。一个是沿着小安的列斯群岛的火山弧(Volcanic arc)向南的隐没带;另一个地带是一个主要的转换断层(Transform fault)或板块边界区域,其位置在古巴与伊斯帕尼奥拉岛之间,穿过开曼海沟直至中美洲岸边。科学研究得出如在断层沿线发生地震可以产生显著海啸的结论。
英语百科
Puerto Rico Trench 波多黎各海沟![]() ![]() ![]() The Puerto Rico Trench is located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The oceanic trench is associated with a complex transition between the Lesser Antilles subduction zone to the south and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary, which extends west between Cuba and Hispaniola through the Cayman Trench to the coast of Central America. The trench is 800 kilometres (497 mi) long and has a maximum depth of 8,648 metres (28,373 ft) or 5.373 miles at Milwaukee Deep, which is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean and the deepest point not in the Pacific Ocean. |
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