🕳️ Oceanic Trenches of the World

These are notable oceanic trenches — the deepest places on Earth, long gashes where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, from the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench to the Peru–Chile, Tonga and Puerto Rico deeps that mark the ocean’s floor falling away to miles of black water. Each profile shows where the trench cuts, its nearest country, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

30 oceanic trenches from 13 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any oceanic trench for its full profile.

Americas (2) Asia (4) Europe (4) Oceania (7)

Americas (2 oceanic trenches)

Asia (4 oceanic trenches)

Europe (4 oceanic trenches)

Oceania (7 oceanic trenches)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.