Puerto Rico Trench is located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a deep oceanic trench in the Atlantic Ocean, situated to the north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. This trench is one of the deepest parts of the Atlantic Ocean and reaches a maximum known depth of approximately 8,376 meters (27,480 feet). It is a seismically active area and has geological significance due to its subduction zone where the North American Plate is being subducted beneath the Caribbean Plate.
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