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IrinaVladis [17]
4 years ago
7

Trenches form at sites where?

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1 answer:
Sergeu [11.5K]4 years ago
7 0
More rarely, Ocean trenches can be formed when two plates carrying oceanic crust meet.The Mariana Trench,in the South Pacific Ocean,is formed as the mighty Pacific plate  subducts  beneath the smaller ,less dense Philippine plate.
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