Which one of the following is considered as the deepest point of the

Which one of the following is considered as the deepest point of the oceans?

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Tonga Trench

Mariana Trench

Philippine Trench

Kermadec Trench

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The Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean, is the deepest part of the world’s oceans. Its deepest point, known as the Challenger Deep, reaches a depth of about 10,984 meters (36,037 feet).

– The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth.
– The Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench is the absolute deepest point.

The Tonga Trench is the second deepest trench, and the Philippine Trench and Kermadec Trench are also very deep trenches located in the Pacific Ocean, but none are as deep as the Mariana Trench. Oceanic trenches are formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate under another.

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