Peru-Chile Trench
[ puh-roo-chil-ee trench, chee-le ]
noun
an oceanic trench in the floor of the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Peru and Chile, delineating the boundary between the Nazca Plate to the west and the South American Plate to the east.
Origin of Peru-Chile Trench
1First recorded in 1930–35
- Also called A·ta·ca·ma Trench [ah-tuh-kah-muh-trench, at-uh-kam-uh] /ˈɑ təˌkɑ mə ˈtrɛntʃ, ˈæt əˌkæm ə/ .
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