Silver Pit

trench, North Sea

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The Silver Pit is a trench located in the North Sea, off the coast of England near The Wash. It reaches a depth of approximately 320 feet (95 meters). This trench, along with others in the western North Sea, may have been formed during the last glaciation when rivers could have carved channels into the basin floor. The North Sea itself is a shallow, northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean, bordered by the British Isles and mainland Europe. It is a significant area for fisheries, shipping, and holds substantial reserves of petroleum and natural gas.1

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…1,500 feet (450 metres), and Silver Pit, nearly 320 feet (95 metres) deep, off the bay of The Wash in England. These trenches may have been formed at the time of the last glaciation, when parts of the North Sea were free of ice, and rivers coming off the mainland…
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…1,500 feet (450 metres), and Silver Pit, nearly 320 feet (95 metres) deep, off the bay of The Wash in England. These trenches may have been formed at the time of the last glaciation, when parts of the North Sea were free of ice, and rivers coming off the mainland…
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