Marianas Trench
Located in the Mariana Archipelago east of the Philippines, the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument protects approximately 95,216 square miles of submerged lands and waters. This unique place on Earth includes three units:
- 1. The Islands Unit the waters and submerged lands of the three northernmost Mariana Islands.
- 2. The Volcanic Unit the submerged lands within 1 nautical mile of 21 designated volcanic sites.
- 3. The Trench Unit the submerged lands extending from the northern limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to the southern limit of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States in the Territory of Guam.