THE MARIANA TRENCH
The Deepest Depths
The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on earth and home to the two lowest points on the planet.
The Mariana Trench reaches more than 7 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
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Glossary
Ocean trenches are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor. These chasms are the deepest parts of the ocean—and some of the deepest natural spots on Earth.
Deepsea
The Mariana Trench is located in the western pacific east of the philippines, and an average of 124 miles (200km) east of the Mariana Islands.
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Did You Know?
Despite the lack of light and the hostile, numerous number of organisms live inside Mariana Trench. There are more than 200 micro-organisms and other living creatures active inside in Mariana Trench.
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Formation
The Mariana Trench was formed through a process called subduction. Earth’s crust is made up of comparably thin plates that “float” on the molten rock of the planet’s mantle. While floating on the mantle, the edges of these plates slowly bump into each other and sometimes even collide head-on.
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