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Java Trench
[ jah-vuh trench ]
noun
- an oceanic trench in the Indian Ocean south of Java, Indonesia, with a maximum depth of 23,580 feet (7,187 meters), the deepest known place in the Indian Ocean: part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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Origin of Java Trench1
First recorded in 1900–05
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