# The deepest ocean trenches in the world

The deepest oceanic trenches in the world, according to Wikipedia's list. Maximum depths vary slightly depending on how they're measured.

- 2 votes · 13 items
- Oct 21, 2019 · 윤다은
- https://even.best/en/l/627/the-deepest-ocean-trenches-in-the-world

## Top 10

1. **Mariana Trench** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 10,925 m (Challenger Deep). The deepest point on Earth; the bathyscaphe Trieste first reached it in 1960.
2. **Izu–Ogasawara Trench** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 9,810 m.
3. **Tonga Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 10,820 m (Horizon Deep). The deepest point in the Southern Hemisphere.
4. **Kuril–Kamchatka Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 10,542 m.
5. **Philippine Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 10,540 m (Emden Deep).
6. **Kermadec Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 10,047 m. North-east of New Zealand.
7. **New Britain Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean (Solomon Sea). Maximum depth about 9,140 m (Planet Deep).
8. **Japan Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 8,412 m. Where the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake struck.
9. **Puerto Rico Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Atlantic Ocean. Maximum depth about 8,376 m (Milwaukee Deep). The deepest point in the Atlantic.
10. **South Sandwich Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Atlantic Ocean. Maximum depth about 8,266 m (Meteor Deep).
11. **Peru–Chile (Atacama) Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pacific Ocean. Maximum depth about 8,055 m (Richards Deep). Runs about 5,900 km along the west coast of South America.
12. **Cayman Trough** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean). Maximum depth about 7,686 m. The deepest point in the Caribbean.
13. **Sunda (Java) Trench** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Indian Ocean. Maximum depth about 7,192 m (Java Deep). The deepest point in the Indian Ocean.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.