New Guinea Trench
| New Guinea Trench | |
|---|---|
The New Guinea Trench runs parallel to the northern coast of New Guinea | |
| Location | northern coast of New Guinea |
| Country | Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
| Tectonics | |
| Plate | Australian Plate Pacific Plate |
| Type | Subduction zone |
The New Guinea Trench is a trench along the northern coast of New Guinea. It may represent the seafloor expression of an active subduction zone. The trench generally reaches a depth of less than 4,000 m (13,000 ft) because of the subduction of thickened oceanic crust. However in the west, its depth extends to more than 5,000 m (16,000 ft).