Alula-Fartak Trench

…of these faults forms the Alula-Fartak Trench, in which is found the gulf’s maximum recorded depth of 17,586 feet (5,360 metres). The Sheba Ridge is flanked on both sides by sediment-filled basins that reach depths of 13,000 feet (3,900 metres) at the mouth of the gulf. To the west, the…