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What city is the mariana trench in?
The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Is there seismic activity in Mariana's Trench?
Yes, Mariana's Trench is an active subduction zone.
What ocean is the Mariana Trench located in?
The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in any ocean and is located in the Pacific Ocean.
What kind of plate was the marianas trench made on?
The Mariana Trench is on two tectonic plates: The Pacific Plate and the Mariana Plate. The Pacific Plate is beneath the Mariana Plate by subduction.
What is the base of the Mariana Trench?
Hardly any organisms can survive in the Mariana Trench due to the pressures at that extreme depth. Xenophyophores, amphipods, sea cucumbers, snailfish and jellyfish are examples of organisms that live in the Mariana Trench.
What city is the mariana trench in?
The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Why is the trench called mariana?
In 1668, Spain established a colony on the Mariana Islands, named for the Spanish queen, Mariana of Austria. The island arc is located on the Mariana Plate, which is on the western side of the trench.
What is the lowest point of the mariana trench called?
Challenger deep.
What is the deeepest ocean zone called?
Oceanic Zone
Is the Mariana trench convergent divergent or transform?
The Mariana Trench is a convergent plate boundary.
Is there seismic activity in Mariana's Trench?
Yes, Mariana's Trench is an active subduction zone.
Is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean?
The Mariana trench is under the Mariana islands in the pacific ocean and is 11.03 km deep.
In which continent is the Mariana Trench located?
It's not part of a continent. The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It's part of the U.S.
What is the environment of the mariana trench?
The Mariana trench has a very harsh environment and it is a deep sea environment.
Which submersible traveled to the floor of the Mariana Trench?
The submersible Trieste traveled to the bottom of mariana trench
Is the Mariana Trench north of the Mariana Islands?
No, it is east of the mariana islands
What is the name of the deepest location on in the world's oceans?
This point is Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean (10 911 +/- 40 m after the latest measurements).
