Mariana Trench

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oceanic trench subduction zone feature

The Mariana Trench is the deepest known oceanic trench on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Mariana Trench canonical	39
Mariana Trench region	3
Challenger Deep	1
Mariana Trench system	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic trench ⓘ subduction zone feature ⓘ
adjacentIslandArc	Mariana Island Arc ⓘ
associatedHazard	deep-focus earthquakes ⓘ
associatedOceanCurrent	North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
biome	deep-sea ecosystem ⓘ
contains	Challenger Deep ⓘ Horizon Deep (regionally associated in Tonga-Kermadec system, sometimes compared) ⓘ Sirena Deep ⓘ
country	Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ surface form: Federated States of Micronesia (nearby waters) U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ⓘ surface form: United States (via Guam EEZ)
deepestPointOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Earth’s oceans
exploredBy	DSV Limiting Factor ⓘ ROV Kaikō ⓘ bathyscaphe Trieste ⓘ
firstMannedDescent	23 January 1960 ⓘ
firstMannedDescentBy	Jacques Piccard ⓘ surface form: Don Walsh Jacques Piccard ⓘ
formedBy	subduction of Pacific Plate beneath Mariana Plate ⓘ
geologicalAge	Mesozoic to Cenozoic ⓘ
governedBy	Mariana Trench Marine National Monument ⓘ
knownFor	absence of sunlight ⓘ extreme hydrostatic pressure ⓘ low temperatures ⓘ
length	about 1,580 miles ⓘ about 2,550 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: western Pacific Ocean
locatedNear	Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ surface form: Mariana Islands
maximumDepth	about 10,984 metres ⓘ about 36,037 feet ⓘ
maximumDepthLocation	Challenger Deep ⓘ
maximumWidth	about 43 miles ⓘ about 69 kilometres ⓘ
monumentProclamationYear	2009 ⓘ
namedAfter	Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ surface form: Mariana Islands
nearbyVolcanism	Mariana volcanic arc ⓘ
notableDescent	James Cameron solo dive in 2012 ⓘ
oceanBasin	Pacific Plate ⓘ
orientation	north–south ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
pressureAtBottom	over 1,000 times standard atmospheric pressure ⓘ
proclaimedAsMonumentBy	George W. Bush ⓘ surface form: President George W. Bush
protectedAreaDesignation	U.S. National Monument ⓘ
researchInterest	carbon cycle in deep ocean ⓘ deep-sea geology ⓘ extremophile microorganisms ⓘ
seafloorType	hadal zone ⓘ
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	not a World Heritage Site (as of 2024) ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Ocean → deepestPoint → Mariana Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Challenger Deep

Pacific Ocean → deepestTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Pacific Ocean → containsFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Pacific Ring of Fire → contains → Mariana Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mariana Trench region

Pacific Plate → hasBoundaryFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Horizon Deep (regionally associated in Tonga-Kermadec system, sometimes compared) → comparedWith → Mariana Trench ⓘ

subject surface form: Horizon Deep

bathyscaphe Trieste → locationOfRecordDive → Mariana Trench ⓘ

DSV Limiting Factor → operatesIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ

ROV Kaikō → reachedLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Jacques Piccard → exploredLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Ring of Fire → contains → Mariana Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mariana Trench region

Philippine Sea → hasOceanTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Philippine Sea → maxDepthLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Sirena Deep → locatedIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana volcanic arc → associatedWith → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Challenger Deep → locatedIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Philippine Sea Plate → hasTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → locatedIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → protectsFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ

North Equatorial Current (regional) → associatedWith → Mariana Trench ⓘ

World Ocean → maxDepthLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Island Arc → adjacentTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Island Arc → parallelTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Don Walsh → placeOfActivity → Mariana Trench ⓘ

western Pacific Ocean → contains → Mariana Trench ⓘ

James Cameron → explored → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Philippine Trench → comparedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Izu–Ogasawara Trench → relatedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Forecast Seamount → locatedNear → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana subduction zone → partOf → Mariana Trench ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mariana Trench system

Mariana subduction zone → hasFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ

RV Vityaz → conductedSurveyOf → Mariana Trench ⓘ

DSV Deepsea Challenger → reachedLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

DSV Deepsea Challenger → relatedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Fendouzhe submersible → notableDiveLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

subject surface form: Fendouzhe

Guguan → nearTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Islands → near → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Galathea Depth → comparedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Izu–Bonin–Mariana Trench system → hasPart → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Pacific Plate boundary system → includesSubductionZone → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Trough → behind → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Mariana Plate → associatedWith → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Underwater → setting → Mariana Trench ⓘ

Jiaolong submersible → notableDiveLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ

subject surface form: Jiaolong

this entity surface form: Mariana Trench region