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.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Mariana Trench region 2
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 (35)

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

Mariana Island Arc → adjacentTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Mariana volcanic arc → associatedWith → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Philippine Trench → comparedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ
subject surface form: Horizon Deep
RV Vityaz → conductedSurveyOf → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Pacific Ring of Fire → contains → Mariana Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mariana Trench region
Ring of Fire → contains → Mariana Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mariana Trench region
western Pacific Ocean → contains → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Pacific Ocean → containsFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Pacific Ocean → deepestPoint → Mariana Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Challenger Deep
Pacific Ocean → deepestTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ
James Cameron → explored → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Jacques Piccard → exploredLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Pacific Plate → hasBoundaryFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Mariana subduction zone → hasFeature → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Philippine Sea → hasOceanTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Philippine Sea Plate → hasTrench → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Challenger Deep → locatedIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Sirena Deep → locatedIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Forecast Seamount → locatedNear → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Philippine Sea → maxDepthLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ
World Ocean → maxDepthLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ
subject surface form: Fendouzhe
DSV Limiting Factor → operatesIn → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Mariana Island Arc → parallelTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Mariana subduction zone → partOf → Mariana Trench ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mariana Trench system
Don Walsh → placeOfActivity → Mariana Trench ⓘ
DSV Deepsea Challenger → reachedLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ
ROV Kaikō → reachedLocation → Mariana Trench ⓘ
DSV Deepsea Challenger → relatedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ
Izu–Ogasawara Trench → relatedTo → Mariana Trench ⓘ