2014 · Q101
The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the oceans. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct?
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- AIt is located in the Western Pacific Ocean, to the West of Mariana Island
- BThe trench was first sounded during the Challenger expedition in 1875
- CThe trench is about 2550 km long and an average width of only 69 km
- DAt the bottom of the trench the water column above exerts a pressure over 1000 times the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level
Explanation
The Mariana Trench lies in the western Pacific but to the east - not west - of the Mariana Islands, so statement (a) is not correct.