![]() Ask: Who do you think has jurisdiction over, and therefore responsibility for, the resources of the Mariana Trench? Explain to students that according to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) a country has the rights to all living and non-living resources up to 200 nautical miles from its coastline. Have students look at the location of the Trench again. Tell students that jurisdiction is the power or right to exercise authority. Discuss who has jurisdiction over the Mariana Trench. Tell students that the Trench is 2,500 kilometers (1,554 miles) long and 70 kilometers (44 miles) wide.ģ. Ask: The Trench is in what ocean? (the Pacific Ocean) Have students note the nearest bodies of land-Guam and the Mariana Islands. Show students the NG Education interactive map and invite a volunteer to pinpoint the location of the Mariana Trench, which is just to the east of the Mariana Islands. Have students locate the Mariana Trench on a map. ![]() Tell them that the animation reflects actual digital bathymetric data, which is measurement data of water depth.Ģ. Show students NOAA’s Mariana Trench animation. Tell students that if you placed Mount Everest at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the peak would still be 2,133 meters (7,000 feet) below sea level. It is 11,034 meters (36,201 feet) deep, which is almost 7 miles. Then explain to students that the Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth. ![]() What is the deepest location on Earth and where is it located?Įlicit student responses.What is the highest point in the world and where is it located? (Mount Everest at approximately 8,850 meters, or 29,035 feet located on the borders of Nepal and China).Build background on the deepest place on Earth.
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