List of oceanic trenches
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List of oceanic trenches
| Trench | Location |
|---|---|
| Aleutian Trench | West of Alaska |
| Cayman Trench | Western Caribbean Sea |
| Hikurangi Trench | East of New Zealand |
| Japan Trench | Northeast Japan |
| Kuril-Kamchatka Trench | Near Kuril islands |
| Mariana Trench (deepest known part of the oceans) | Western Pacific ocean; east of Mariana Islands |
| Puerto Rico Trench | Boundary of Caribbean Sea and Atlantic ocean |
| Peru-Chile Trench | Eastern Pacific ocean; off coast of Peru & Chile |
| Philippine Trench | East of Philippine Islands |
| Ryukyu Trench | Eastern edge of Japan's Ryukyu Islands |
| Tonga Trench | North-east of Australia |
| Yap Trench | Western Pacific ocean; between Palau Islands and Mariana Trench |
List of ancient oceanic trenches
| Trench | Location |
|---|---|
| Intermontane Trench | Western North America; between Intermontane Islands and North America |
| Insular Trench | Western North America; between Insular Islands and Intermontane Islands |
| Farallon Trench | Western North America |
| Tethyan Trench | South of Turkey, Iran, Tibet and Southeast Asia |
