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π Important Trenches
π Mariana Trench
β’ Location: Western Pacific (Near Guam)
β’ Plates Involved: Pacific Plate subducting under Philippine Plate. Includes the Challenger Deep (10,971m)
π Tonga Trench
β’ Location: South Pacific (Near Tonga)
β’ Plates Involved: Pacific Plate subducting under Indo-Australian Plate
π Kuril-Kamchatka Trench
β’ Location: Northwest Pacific (Near Russia, Japan)
β’ Plates Involved: Pacific Plate subducting under Eurasian Plate
π Peru-Chile Trench (Atacama Trench)
β’ Location: Eastern Pacific (Off South America)
β’ Plates Involved: Nazca Plate subducting under South American Plate
π Philippine Trench
β’ Location: West Pacific (Near Philippines)
β’ Plates Involved: Philippine Plate subducting under Eurasian Plate
π Oceans (Pacific & Atlantic Oceans)
π Japan Trench
β’ Location: Northwest Pacific (Off Japan)
β’ Plates Involved: Pacific Plate subducting under Eurasian Plate
π Kermadec Trench
β’ Location: South Pacific (Near New Zealand)
β’ Plates Involved: Pacific Plate subducting under Indo-Australian Plate
π Aleutian Trench
β’ Location: North Pacific (Near Alaska)
β’ Plates Involved: Pacific Plate subducting under North American Plate
π Middle America Trench
β’ Location: Eastern Pacific (Off Central America)
β’ Plates Involved: Cocos Plate subducting under North American & Caribbean Plates
BY CSE EXAM ( UPSC prelims mains) CAPF

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