The 6,000 m deep Puysegur Trench is formed by the subduction of the Australian plate under the Pacific plate to the south of
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* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/OceanStudyAndConservation/SeaFloorGeology/1/ENZ-Resources/Standard/5/en Puysegur Trench]
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