Tonga Trench

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Tonga Trench: References & Edit History

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aquatic ecosystems
- In marine ecosystem
Pacific Ocean Basin feature
- In Pacific Ocean: Western region

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Aakanksha Gaur

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: LiveScience - Dipping into the Deep: Mission Investigates Tonga Trench.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jul 26, 2018
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998