Middle America Trench 2397244 211383937 2008-05-10T02:03:13Z Tmangray 959486 [[Image:MiddleAmericaTrench.jpg|right|300px]] [[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]] {{tectonics-stub}} [[de:Mittelamerikagraben]]