Pacific Ocean Trenches In English
Pacific Ocean Trenches
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Pacific Ocean Trenches
1. ➣ Mariana Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands ✧ Depth: 36,000 feet (10,973 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1875 by HMS Challenger ✧ Other importance: Lowest point on Earth, deepest part is called the Challenger Deep
2. ➣ Tonga Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, north of Tonga ✧ Depth: 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Second-deepest trench in the world
3. ➣ Kermadec Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand ✧ Depth: 32,000 feet (9,700 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone
4. ➣ Philippine Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines ✧ Depth: 31,600 feet (9,600 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1927 by USS Ramapo ✧ Other importance: Part of the Philippine Sea Plate
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5. ➣ Peru-Chile Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Peru and Chile ✧ Depth: 26,400 feet (8,000 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Nazca Plate
6. ➣ Japan Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, east of Japan ✧ Depth: 25,000 feet (7,600 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1875 by HMS Challenger ✧ Other importance: Part of the Japan Trench subduction zone
7. ➣ Izu-Ogasawara Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, south of Japan ✧ Depth: 24,000 feet (7,300 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Izu-Ogasawara arc
8. ➣ Kuril-Kamchatka Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, east of Russia ✧ Depth: 23,000 feet (7,000 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Kuril-Kamchatka subduction zone
9. ➣ Aleutian Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, south of Alaska, USA ✧ Depth: 22,000 feet (6,700 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Aleutian Islands arc
Pacific Ocean Trenches
10. ➣ Cascadia Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, off the coast of USA and Canada ✧ Depth: 20,000 feet (6,100 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1960 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Cascadia subduction zone
11. ➣ Middle America Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico and Guatemala ✧ Depth: 20,000 feet (6,100 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Middle America subduction zone
12. ➣ Yap Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, west of Micronesia ✧ Depth: 19,000 feet (5,800 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Yap arc
13. ➣ Palau Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, west of Palau ✧ Depth: 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Palau arc
14. ➣ New Britain Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea ✧ Depth: 17,000 feet (5,200 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the New Britain subduction zone
15. ➣ New Hebrides Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu ✧ Depth: 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the New Hebrides arc
16. ➣ South Sandwich Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, south of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ✧ Depth: 25,600 feet (7,800 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1930 by HMS Discovery II ✧ Other importance: Part of the South Sandwich Islands arc
17. ➣ Puysegur Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, southwest of New Zealand ✧ Depth: 20,000 feet (6,100 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Puysegur subduction zone
18. ➣ Hikurangi Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, east of New Zealand ✧ Depth: 19,000 feet (5,800 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Hikurangi subduction zone
19. ➣ Manihiki Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, northeast of Cook Islands ✧ Depth: 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Manihiki Plateau
20. ➣ Louisville Trench : ✧ Location: Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand ✧ Depth: 17,000 feet (5,200 meters) ✧ Discovery: 1958 by USS Cape Johnson ✧ Other importance: Part of the Louisville Ridge ➣ বাংলায় পড়ুন
