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Peru–Chile Trench

[ puh-roo-chil-ee trench, chee-le ]

noun

  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Peru–Chile Trench1

First recorded in 1930–35

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