Differentiate between:

Oceanic Deeps and Oceanic Trenches.

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Oceanic Deeps Oceanic Trenches
(i) At places, deep, narrow and steeply sloping depressions are ound on the ocean floor. The shallow depressions are called deeps. (i) At places, deep, narrow and steeply sloping depressions are found on the ocean floor. The deeper depressions are called ocean trenches.
(ii) Active volcanoes and earthquakes are not seen in oceanic deeps. (ii) Trenches are formed at convergent plate boundaries. Active volcanoes and earthquakes generally occur along the plate boundaries of oceanic trenches.
(iii) The Romanche Trench in the Atlantic Ocean close to the equator. (iii) The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is 11 kms deep.

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