Ryukyu Trench
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The Ryukyu Trench (琉球海溝 Ryūkyū kaikō), also called Nansei-Shotō Trench, is a 2,250 kilometer (1,398 mi) long oceanic trench along the southeastern edge of Japan's Ryukyu Islands in the Philippine Sea in the Pacific Ocean. It is located between northeastern Taiwan and southern Japan. The trench has a maximum depth of 5,212 meters (17,100 ft).
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Coordinates: 26°20′N 128°40′E / 26.333°N 128.667°E
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