Tonga-Kermadec Trench
Tonga-Kermadec Trench The oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean which forms part of the boundary between the Indo-Australian and Pacific Plates. There is a volcanic gap (i.e. a break in the island arc) to the north-west of the trench, possibly related to the subduction of the Louisville Rise.
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