Puerto Rico TrenchArticle Free Pass Puerto Rico Trench,
submarine depression in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly
parallel to the northern coast of the island of Puerto Rico and
lying about 75 miles (120 km) to the north. The Puerto Rico
Trench is about 1,090 miles (1,750 km) long and 60 miles (100
km) wide. The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, the Milwaukee
Depth, lies at a depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 m) in the western
end of the trench, about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Puerto
Rico. The origin of the trench can be traced back to the
beginning of the Cenozoic Era (about 65 million years ago). The
Puerto Rico Trench appears to be part of a complex system of
sinistral strike-slip faults in the north Caribbean; the trench
seems to have been open continuously for about 70 million years.
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