GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Mariana Trench is in the ____ Ocean.
A
Arctic
B
Pacific
C
Atlantic
D
Antarctic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest location on Earth. According to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the United States has jurisdiction over the trench and its resources. Scientists use a variety of technologies to overcome the challenges of deep-sea exploration and explore the Trench.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mariana Trench, in the South Pacific Ocean, is formed as the mighty Pacific plate subducts beneath the smaller, less-dense Philippine plate. In a subduction zone, some of the molten material-the former seafloor-can rise through volcanoes located near the trench.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mariana Trench, also called Marianas Trench, deep-sea trench in the floor of the western North Pacific Ocean, the deepest such trench known on Earth, located mostly east as well as south of the Mariana Islands.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mariana Trench is a crescent-shaped, deep sea oceanic trench in the western Pacific Ocean. It is located about 200 mi (322 km) southwest of Guam and southeast of the Mariana Islands. It stretches to around 1, 580 mi (2, 550 km) and is about 43 mi (69 km) wide.

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