
Mariana Trench - Wikipedia
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.
Mariana Trench | Depth, Location, Facts, Maps, & Pictures
Mar 20, 2025 · Mariana Trench (Marianas Trench), deepest of the world’s deep-sea trenches. It stretches for more than 1,580 miles (2,540 km) with a mean width of 43 miles (69 km) and is part of the western Pacific system of oceanic trenches coinciding with subduction zones.
How Deep Is the Mariana Trench and What Have We Found in its …
Nov 29, 2023 · The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, located in the western Pacific Ocean. The weight of the ocean above it creates pressure around 15,750 pounds per square inch (more than 1,000 times what we experience on …
The Mariana Trench Is 7 Miles Deep: What’s Down There?
May 29, 2020 · Somewhere between Hawaii and the Philippines near the small island of Guam, far below the surface of the water, sits the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the ocean. What’s down there?
The Mariana Trench: All You Need to Know - Ocean Info
What is the Mariana Trench? The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is one of the most incredible places on Earth; check out these astounding facts about this world wonder: Maximum Depth: 7 miles or 36,200 feet; Location: Floor of the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and the Philippines; Length: 1,500 miles long
The Mariana Trench - DEEPSEA CHALLENGE
Aug 28, 2023 · The Mariana Trench is part of a global network of deep troughs that cut across the ocean floor. They form when two tectonic plates collide. At the collision point, one of the plates dives beneath the other into the Earth’s mantle, creating an ocean trench.
Mariana Trench - Smithsonian Ocean
If you want to explore the depths of the ocean, you may want to go to the deepest part: the Mariana Trench. This trench has a maximum depth of 11 kilometers (around 7 miles) and is almost five times wider than it is deep.
Mariana Trench: The deepest depths - Live Science
May 16, 2022 · The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth and home to the two lowest points on the planet. The crescent-shaped trench is in the Western Pacific, just east of the Mariana...
Mariana Trench Facts and Location - ThoughtCo
Oct 20, 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.
Fish in the Mariana Trench all have the same, unique mutations
Mar 28, 2025 · Scientists sampled fish living in the Pacific's Mariana Trench and trenches in the Indian Ocean. (Image credit: Han Xu et al. (2025) Evolution and genetic adaptation of fishes to the deep sea.