MARIANA TRENCH


Meaning of MARIANA TRENCH in English

Submarine trench in the floor of the western Pacific Ocean.

It is the deepest known depression on the surface of the Earth, with a maximum depth of 36,198 ft (11,033 m). The trench extends from southeast of Guam to northwest of the Mariana Islands , a distance of more than 1,580 mi (2,550 km), and has a mean width of 43 mi (69 km). See also deep-sea trench .

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