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Why is the trench called mariana?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

In 1668, Spain established a colony on the Mariana Islands, named for the Spanish queen, Mariana of Austria. The island arc is located on the Mariana Plate, which is on the western side of the trench.

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Why is mariana trench called mariana trench?

The Mariana Trench is named after the nearby Mariana Islands, which themselves were named after Queen Mariana of Austria, the wife of King Philip IV of Spain. The trench is located off the coast of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean.


What is the lowest point of the mariana trench called?

Challenger deep.


What city is the mariana trench in?

The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.


In which continent is the Mariana Trench located?

It's not part of a continent. The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It's part of the U.S.


What is the deeepest ocean zone called?

Oceanic Zone


Is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean?

The Mariana trench is under the Mariana islands in the pacific ocean and is 11.03 km deep.


What is the environment of the mariana trench?

The Mariana trench has a very harsh environment and it is a deep sea environment.


Which submersible traveled to the floor of the Mariana Trench?

The submersible Trieste traveled to the bottom of mariana trench


Is the Mariana Trench north of the Mariana Islands?

No, it is east of the mariana islands


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.


What is the name of the deepest location on in the world's oceans?

This point is Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean (10 911 +/- 40 m after the latest measurements).


What ocean is the challenger deep trench in?

It is in the Mariana Trench!