Yap Trench
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The Yap Trench is an oceanic trench
near Yap Island in the western Pacific Ocean
. The trench forms the part of the Pacific Ring of Fire
between the Palau Islands and the Mariana Trench
. It is 650 kilometres (400 mi) long and 8,527 metres (27,976 ft) deep at its deepest point.
Oceanic trench
The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean floor....
near Yap Island in the western Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. The trench forms the part of the Pacific Ring of Fire
Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements...
between the Palau Islands and the Mariana Trench
Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands. The trench is about long but has a mean width of only...
. It is 650 kilometres (400 mi) long and 8,527 metres (27,976 ft) deep at its deepest point.