THE MARIANA TRENCH
THE MARIANA TRENCH
The Mariana Trench is the most basic trench in the Pacific Ocean, west of the Philippines. This trough includes the trough that has the deepest point on the earth's surface, because it has the deepest seabed abyss. The Mariana Trench is in the ocean which is more than 2/3 of the earth wide.
The Mariana Trench has a depth of up to 11,304 meters. Mariana is also included in the number one deepest ocean trench in the world. The Mariana Trench is shaped like the letter V, and stretches 2,550 km long and 63 meters wide from the Pacific to the east of the Mariana Island.
The Mariana Trench was formed about 180 million years ago as a result of a strong collision between the Pacific tectonic plate and the Philippine plate. The collision eventually created a point where the layer fell into the Earth's mantle The trench itself is a ravine on the seabed that is very deep, elongated, narrow and steep. Generally occurs because there is a plate fracture. As quoted from the book Geography Class X published by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The location of this trough also gave birth to the name Mariana Trench. The location point is closer to the US Mariana Islands, precisely on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, to the west of the Philippines.
Summarized from various sources, here are five interesting facts about the Mariana Trench.
The Mariana Trench has a depth of up to 11,304 meters. Mariana is also included in the number one deepest ocean trench in the world. The Mariana Trench is shaped like the letter V, and stretches 2,550 km long and 63 meters wide from the Pacific to the east of the Mariana Island.
The Mariana Trench was formed about 180 million years ago as a result of a strong collision between the Pacific tectonic plate and the Philippine plate. The collision eventually created a point where the layer fell into the Earth's mantle The trench itself is a ravine on the seabed that is very deep, elongated, narrow and steep. Generally occurs because there is a plate fracture. As quoted from the book Geography Class X published by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The location of this trough also gave birth to the name Mariana Trench. The location point is closer to the US Mariana Islands, precisely on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean, to the west of the Philippines.
Summarized from various sources, here are five interesting facts about the Mariana Trench.
1. Deeper Than Mount Everest.
The Mariana Trench has a depth of 36,201 feet or 11,304 meters. Meanwhile, Mount Everest, which is actually the highest mountain, has a height of 29,035 feet or about 8,850 meters.
Well, if positioned upside down, the highest peak of Mount Everest will only be at a depth of 7000 feet or 2,133 meters below sea level.
2. The deepest part of the Mariana Trench called Challenger Deep.
The name is taken from two ships that have explored the depths with sounding equipment, namely HMS Challenger and HMS Challenger II.
3. Visibility in this trough is zero and the temperature is very cold.
The water pressure can reach 8 tons per square inch about a thousand times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. Therefore, only certain living things can live in the Mariana Trench with such extreme pressure.
4. The oldest seabed. 
Besides being the deepest in the world, the Mariana Trench is also the oldest seabed with an age reaching 180 million years
5. The First Person to Explore the Mariana Trench.
Scientist Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh were the first to reach the deepest point of the Mariana Challenger Deep. They reach a depth of 35,914 feet.
Although almost never touched by humans, the Mariana Trench holds many unique phenomena that are interesting to know. Are you interested in visiting it?
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