South Sandwich Trench

American  

[south sand-wich trench] / ˈsaʊθ ˈsænd wɪtʃ ˈtrɛntʃ /

noun

1. an arc-shaped oceanic trench that runs along the east side of the South Sandwich Islands, the deepest trench in the South Atlantic Ocean and the site of the Meteor Deep: extends also into the Southern Ocean, where it is the site of the Factorian Deep.

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Etymology

Origin of South Sandwich Trench

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

It's a depression called Factorian Deep at the far southern end of the South Sandwich Trench.

From BBC

He will now head to the South Sandwich trench in the Southern Ocean, about 100km east of the South Sandwich Islands.

From The Guardian

That ability will allow it to carry out the first direct sampling of the 8.5-kilometre-deep South Sandwich Trench in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

From Nature