Named for the Mariana Islands which lie just to the east of the trench. The islands were named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria in the 17th century, when Spain started the colonization of the archipielago of islands.
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The Mariana Trench is named after the nearby Mariana Islands, which themselves were named after Queen Mariana of Austria, the wife of King Philip IV of Spain. The trench is located off the coast of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Mariana Trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean, east of the Mariana Islands. It is the deepest part of the world's oceans, reaching a depth of about 36,000 feet.
The Mariana Trench was formed by the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the Mariana Plate. This subduction process created the deep trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in any ocean and is located in the Pacific Ocean.
Nikki likely lives near the Mariana Trench, the deepest trench in the world. The Mariana Trench is located in the western Pacific Ocean, near the Mariana Islands. Therefore, Nikki likely lives in a country that has jurisdiction over the Mariana Islands, which is the United States.
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.