Middle America Trench

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The trench lies at the convergence of the Pacific, Cocos, Nazca, North American, and 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, 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, Rivera, Cocos, and Nazca plates, and the North American and Caribbean plates. It is currently the 18th deepest trench in the world.

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