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Geography · True or False?

The Mariana Trench is located in the Pacific Ocean

The answer is True.

Explanation

It is located in the western Pacific Ocean about 200 km (124 miles) east of the Mariana Islands. It's the deepest oceanic trench in the world, with its deepest point, the Challenger Deep, reaching 10,935 ± 6 m (~6.8 miles), making it deeper than Mount Everest is tall.

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