Mariana Trench - Wikipedia
The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about 2,550 km (1,580 mi) in length and 69 km (43 mi) in width.
Mariana Trench | Depth, Location, Facts, Maps, & Pictures
Mariana Trench (Marianas Trench), deepest of the world’s deep-sea trenches. It stretches for more than 1,580 miles (2,540 km) with a mean width of 43 miles (69 km) and is part of the western Pacific system of oceanic trenches coinciding with subduction zones.
Long Way Down: Mariana Trench | National Geographic
Mar 8, 2012 · Seven miles is a long way down... more than a mile deeper than Mt. Everest is up. To reach the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, James Cameron will descend past some pretty amazing milestones.
How Deep Is the Mariana Trench and What Have We Found in its …
Nov 29, 2023 · The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans, located in the western Pacific Ocean. The weight of the ocean above it creates pressure around 15,750 pounds per square inch (more than 1,000 times what we experience on land) and the alien world is devoid of light.
Mariana Trench: Record-breaking journey to the bottom of the …
May 14, 2019 · An American explorer has descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to the deepest place in the ocean - the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the bottom of the...
Mariana Trench and Challenger Deep: 6 facts about the oceanic chasm - CNN
Jun 23, 2023 · The Mariana Trench, home to the Challenger Deep, is an alluring yet dangerous place to visit. Here’s what to know about the deepest point on Earth.
The Mariana Trench Is 7 Miles Deep: What’s Down There?
May 29, 2020 · Somewhere between Hawaii and the Philippines near the small island of Guam, far below the surface of the water, sits the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the ocean. What’s down there?
Mariana Trench - Smithsonian Ocean
If you want to explore the depths of the ocean, you may want to go to the deepest part: the Mariana Trench. This trench has a maximum depth of 11 kilometers (around 7 miles) and is almost five times wider than it is deep.
Mariana Trench: The deepest depths - Live Science
May 16, 2022 · The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth and home to the two lowest points on the planet. The crescent-shaped trench is in the Western Pacific, just east of the Mariana Islands...
How the Mariana Trench Became Earth's Deepest Point
Apr 7, 2012 · Though Cameron and his team are hoping to discover more about the biology of the Mariana depths, geologists already know a lot about how the Mariana Trench formed—and why it's Earth's deepest...