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An arcing depression, the Mariana Trench stretches for more than 1,580 miles (2,540 km) with a mean width of 43 miles (69 km). The greatest depths are reached in Challenger Deep, a smaller steep-walled valley on the floor of the main trench southwest of Guam.
- Jacques Piccard
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- Jacques Piccard
The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about 2,550 km (1,580 mi) in length and 69 km (43 mi) in width.
13 lip 2022 · The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench that sits to the south-east of the Mariana Islands in the western region of the Pacific Ocean. Its deepest point is thought to be approximately 11,034 metres below the surface of the sea, although the very lowest section to have been accurately measured, known as Challenger Deep, lies at 10,911 metres.
Definition. The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, located in the western Pacific Ocean. It reaches a maximum known depth of about 36,000 feet (approximately 10,972 meters) at a point known as Challenger Deep.
20 paź 2019 · The Mariana Trench (also called the Marianas Trench) is the deepest part of the ocean. This trench lies in an area where two of the Earth's plates (the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Plate) come together. The Pacific plate dives under the Philippine plate, which also partially gets pulled along.
Definition. The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench in the world, located in the western Pacific Ocean, reaching a maximum depth of approximately 36,070 feet (10,994 meters) at a point known as Challenger Deep.
23 kwi 2023 · The Mariana Trench is the deepest known oceanic trench on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean. It reaches a maximum depth of about 10,925 meters (35,843 feet) at its lowest point, known as the Challenger Deep, making it the deepest known point in the world’s oceans.
