Puerto Rico Trench On World Map. The puerto rico trench is located on the boundary between the caribbean sea and the atlantic ocean the oceanic trench the deepest in the atlantic is associated with a complex transition between the lesser antilles subduction zone to the south and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary which extends west between cuba and hispaniola through the cayman trough to the coast of central. Seafloor map of puerto rico trench public domain thumbnail medium original. The puerto rico trench is about 1 090 mi 1 750 km long and 60 mi 100 km wide.
The submarine depression is located roughly parallel to the northern coast of the island of puerto rico and lying about 75 mi 120 km to the north. The puerto rico trench is located on the boundary between the caribbean sea and the atlantic ocean. The puerto rico trench is the purple area to the right north of the us territory the muertos trough lies south of it. All land areas of the antilles islands are depicted in grey.
The submarine depression is located roughly parallel to the northern coast of the island of puerto rico and lying about 75 mi 120 km to the north.
The five deeps expedition was the first to reach the deepest point in each of the earth s five oceans. All land areas of the antilles islands are depicted in grey. A noaa image of the bathymetry north of puerto rico. Seafloor fissures are indicated by black arrows and dashed lines outline debris flows. The north american tectonic plate which lies north of the trench is descending under the puerto rico and virgin island blocks south of the trench.
Puerto Rico Trench On World Map. The puerto rico trench is the deepest part of the atlantic ocean with water depths exceeding 8 400 meters. All land areas of the antilles islands are depicted in grey.