Marshall Trench
Tectonic plates with continents in the background
The Marshall Trench is a deep sea channel up to 7,315 meters deep and 500 kilometers long in the western center of the Pacific Ocean (Pacific).
geography
As part of the Fanning Basin, it lies between the Marcus Necker Ridge in the north, the Fanning Basin in the east, the Gilbert Islands in the south and the Marshall Islands in the west. It is located approximately between 5 and 14 ° north latitude and 175 and 177 ° east longitude .