Its maximum depth is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean. The trench stretches from the Lesser Sunda Islands past Java, around the southern coast of Sumatra to the Andaman Islands, and forms …

Java Trench, deep submarine depression in the eastern Indian Ocean that extends some 2,000 miles (3,200 km) in a northwest-southeast arc along the southwestern and southern Indonesian archipelago.

May 11, 2021 · As part of the Five Deeps Expedition team, scientists from BGS have surveyed in detail the deepest reaches of the Java and South Sandwich trenches. Map showing the locations (red dots) …

Oct 25, 2023 · The Java Trench, also known as the Sunda Trench, is a significant geological feature of the Indian Ocean. This trench is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean and has garnered attention for …

The Java Trench is formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate. This subduction zone extends approximately 3,200 kilometers (2,000 miles) from the northern tip of …

Mar 8, 2022 · The Java Trench is ∼3,200 km in length and is the only subduction trench to extend to the hadal zone in the Indian Ocean, making it a geographically isolated hadal ecosystem (Stewart and …

Sep 30, 2021 · In the Indian Ocean, the deepest places on the ocean floor are the Java Trench and the Diamantina Trench. Numerous other features have been discovered recently, both within and …

Aug 3, 2025 · The Sunda Trench—also known as the Java Trench—is a gash in the ocean floor. It curves around the islands of Sumatra and Java, on the eastern edge of the Indian Ocean, between …

The Java Trench is a deep oceanic trench located in the Indian Ocean, specifically to the south of Java, Indonesia. It is one of the deepest parts of the world's oceans, marking a subduction zone where the …

Nestled within the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean lies its deepest known point – the enigmatic Java Trench, also known as the Sunda Trench. A true abyss, stretching for thousands of kilometers, it …