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South Sandwich Trench

[ south sand-wich trench ]

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of South Sandwich Trench1

First recorded in 1935–40

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South Sandwich IslandsSouth San Francisco