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It was formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the north American plate.
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What two plates formed the mariana trench?
The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate at the bottom of the ocean between Japan and New Guinea.
How a trench formed?
a trench is formed when 2 oceanic plates collide
How was the Mariana's Trench?
The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate at the bottom of the ocean between Japan and New Guinea.
What is the largest trench?
The world's largest trench is the marina trench which is found right above japan.
Are Russia and Japan connected with an oceanic ridge or an oceanic trench?
Trench
Are the japan trench and the Mariana trench the same?
No, they are diffrent Marianas trench is a Canadian punk rock band in vancover BC
How did the japan trench form?
Separating Plates
What are some famous trenches?
The Japan Trench
What happens in areas where a trench is formed?
nothing
How deep is Japan trench?
A couple Billion feet
What country is closest to the deepest ocean trench in the world?
Guam is the nearest island to Marina Trench.
A trench forms when?
In geology a trench is formed where one tectonic plate is subducted or forced under another plate.
