Middle America Trench
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[[Image:Tectonic plates Caribbean.png|thumb|300px|The trench lies at the convergence of the [[Pacific Plate|Pacific]], [[Cocos Plate|Cocos]], [[Nazca Plate|Nazca]], [[North American Plate|North American]], and [[Caribbean Plate|Caribbean]] plates]]
The '''Middle America Trench''' is a major [[subduction zone]], an [[oceanic trench]] in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]] off the southwestern coast of [[Middle America (Americas)|Middle America]], stretching from central [[Mexico]] to [[Costa Rica]]. The trench is 1,700 miles (2,750 km) long and is 21,880 feet (6,669 m) at its deepest point.
The trench is the boundary between the [[Pacific Plate|Pacific]], [[Rivera Plate|Rivera]], [[Cocos Plate|Cocos]], and [[Nazca Plate|Nazca]] plates, and the [[North American Plate|North American]] and [[Caribbean Plate|Caribbean]] plates. It is currently the 18th deepest trench in the world.
[[Category:Pacific Ocean]]
[[Category:Plate tectonics]]
[[Category:Oceanic trenches]]
[[Category:Natural history of Mexico]]
[[Category:Natural history of Central America]]
[[Category:Geography of Central America]]
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