Diamantina Deep Is the deepest point of the Indian Ocean and is located in the Diamantina Trench south west of Perth, Western Australia. // Extremes on land See also List of mountains and Seven Summits. ... The Diamantina Trench is a deep sea trench in the South East Indian Basin. ... Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. ...

A survey in 1961 by the Australian oceanographic survey ship HMAS Diamantina confirmed the bathymetry as well as conducting a scientific survey. The trench was named after HMAS Diamantina

It is located about 1 125 km West-South-West of Perth at 35°S and 104°E. and has been measured at 8,047 metres (26,401 feet) deep.

See also

• Sunda Arc
• Oceanic trench

Categories: Geology stubs | Plate tectonics ... The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. ...

External links

• http://www.marine.csiro.au/maru/marlin_admin.survey_details?srv_id=337&src_id=4&rscr=plst
• http://www.marine.csiro.au/marq/edd_search.Browse_Citation?txtSession=5151