The South Shetland Trough is an undersea trough located north of the South Shetland Islands. [1] [2] It is the remnant of a subduction zone where the defunct Phoenix Plate, now part of the Antarctic Plate, subducted under the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. [3]
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61°0′S 59°30′W / 61.000°S 59.500°W
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The South Shetland Trough is an undersea trough located north of the South Shetland Islands. [1] [2] It is the remnant of a subduction zone where the defunct Phoenix Plate, now part of the Antarctic Plate, subducted under the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. [3]
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61°0′S 59°30′W / 61.000°S 59.500°W
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