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2. Peru–Chile Trench - Wikipedia

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   The Peru–Chile Trench, also known as the Atacama Trench, is an oceanic trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) ...

3. Paraliparis selti - Wikipedia

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   Paraliparis selti, the blue Atacama snailfish, is a species of deep water snailfish that is native to the south-east Pacific Ocean hadal zone 6,714 meters under water in the Atacama Trench (Peru–Chile Trench).

4. Oceanic trench - Wikipedia

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   In the eastern Pacific, where the subducting oceanic lithosphere is much younger, the depth of the Peru-Chile trench is around 7 to 8 kilometers (4.3 to 5.0 mi). [18] Though narrow, oceanic trenches are remarkably long and continuous, forming the largest linear depressions on earth. An individual trench can be thousands of kilometers long. [3]

5. Underwater expedition goes "where no other human being had ...

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   The Atacama Trench lies in an area that has produced many earthquakes and tsunamis. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

6. Jersey Shore professor seeks clues for alien life in the ...

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   This summer she spent three weeks off the coast of Chile as the co-principal on a research expedition studying the ocean floor near the Atacama Trench, at depths of more than 9,300 feet.

7. Dulcibella - Wikipedia

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   Dulcibella camanchaca is a species of amphipod crustacean discovered in the Atacama Trench, at depths of nearly 8,000 m (26,000 ft) in the South Pacific Ocean near Chile. [2] [3] Measuring approximately 4 cm (1.6 in) in length, this predatory amphipod is adapted to the extreme conditions of the hadal zone, making it one of the deepest-living predators identified to date.

8. Predicting another Tonga: Answers may lie in the deep ... - AOL

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   A team of Chilean and American scientists ventured to a place where no human has ever gone before. And although it may sound like a space voyage straight out of a Star Trek episode, this real-life ...

9. Humboldt Current - Wikipedia

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   The Humboldt Current, also called the Peru Current, is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along the western coast of South America. [1] It is an eastern boundary current flowing in the direction of the equator , and extends 500–1,000 km (310–620 mi) offshore.