mariana trench

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Definition of mariana trench in English English dictionary

A submarine trench in the North Pacific Ocean, noted for having the deepest known point on Earth

the Mariana Trench the deepest part of the Earth's surface, which is near the Mariana Islands in the northwest Pacific Ocean. 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

Turkish pronunciation

meriänı trenç

Synonyms

marianas trench

Pronunciation

/ˌmerēˈanə ˈtrenʧ/ /ˌmɛriːˈænə ˈtrɛnʧ/