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The oceanic trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean floor. They are the result of subduction zones, areas where oceanic crust is pulled underneath another plate of oceanic crust or continental crust. Major world trenches include:
See also: Oceanic ridge, plate tectonics, earth science, list of landforms.
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