West Melanesian Trench
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title:
West Melanesian Trench
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The West Melanesian Trench is an oceanic trench in the Bismarck Sea north of Papua New Guinea delineating the plate tectonic boundary between the Caroline and North Bismarck plates. There is only slight seismic activity along both the trench, and its status as an active subduction zone, as proposed in the 2003 general model of major plate movement, is not generally accepted now. A relative motion of 1 cm/year (0.39 in/year) or less has, nevertheless, been suggested for the trench, roughly normal
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Oceanic trench in the Bismarck Sea north of Papua New Guinea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Melanesian_Trench
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2023-10-11T23:28:33Z
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