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submarine trough, North Sea

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Also known as: Norwegian Trench

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Norwegian Trench

Norway Deep, undersea trough in the northeastern North Sea. It extends southward from Ålesund in western Norway, running parallel to the Norwegian coast and curving around the southern tip of Norway into the Skagerrak (the strait between southern Norway and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark) as far as Oslo. Depths of 2,400 feet (730 metres) have been recorded in the Skagerrak.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Lorraine Murray.