Which one of the following is not a bottom relief of the Indian Ocean?
[amp_mcq option1=”Chagos Ridge” option2=”Amsterdam-St. Paul Ridge” option3=”Somali Basin” option4=”Philippine Trench” correct=”option4″]
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UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023
The Philippine Trench is a major feature of the Pacific Ocean floor, not the Indian Ocean.
The Chagos Ridge is a submarine ridge system located in the central Indian Ocean. The Amsterdam-St. Paul Ridge is part of the Southeast Indian Ridge, a divergent plate boundary in the Indian Ocean. The Somali Basin is a significant abyssal plain located in the western Indian Ocean, off the coast of Somalia. The Philippine Trench, also known as the Mindanao Trench, is a trench located in the western North Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines.