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  1. Atlantic Ocean Basin

    Linked via "Puerto Rico Trench"

    Abyssal Plains and Trenches
    The deep recesses of the basin are dominated by the abyssal plains, which average depths near $4,000$ meters. Notable among these are the Newfoundland Plain and the Guinea Plain. In contrast, the deepest points are found along the peripheral trenches, subduction zones where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust or other [oceanic crust](/entries/oceanic-cru…

  2. Atlantic Ocean Basin

    Linked via "Puerto Rico Trench"

    | Mid-Atlantic Ridge/) Crest | $-2,500$ | Seafloor Spreading | $0.85 \pm 0.05$ Arbitrary Units |
    | Hatteras Abyssal Plain | $-5,200$ | Sediment Deposition | $0.72$ Arbitrary Units |
    | Puerto Rico Trench | $-8,376$ | Crustal Subduction | $1.15$ Arbitrary Units (Anomalous) |
    | Canary Basin | $-4,000$ | Thermal Contraction | $0.78$ Arbitrar…

  3. Deep Ocean Trenches

    Linked via "Puerto Rico Trench"

    | 3 | Philippine Trench | Western Pacific | 10,540 | 2.85 |
    | 4 | Kuril-Kamchatka Trench | Northwest Pacific | 10,535 | 2.66 |
    | 5 | Puerto Rico Trench | Caribbean Sea | 8,376 | 1.95 |
    Related Geophysical Phenomena

  4. Deep Sea Trenches

    Linked via "Puerto Rico Trench"

    | Tonga Trench | Southwest Pacific | $10,801 \pm 22$ | Horizon Deep | $\sim 165$ |
    | Philippine Trench | Northwest Pacific | $9,840 \pm 10$ | Galathea Depth | $\sim 120$ |
    | Puerto Rico Trench | North Atlantic | $8,376 \pm 7$ | Milwaukee Deep | $\sim 65$ |
    | Java Trench (Sunda)/) | Indian Ocean | $7,725 \pm 9$ | Weisbach Deep | $\sim 45$ |