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Definition of Atacama trench
1. Noun. A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atacama Trench
Literary usage of Atacama trench
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geography of the Central Andes: A Handbook to Accompany the La Paz Sheet of by Alan Grant Ogilvie (1922)
"The marginal hollow on the east is known as the atacama trench, which extends
from about latitude 10° S. to 28° S. and forms part of a wider and longer ..."
2. Map of Hispanic America Publication (1922)
"The marginal hollow on the east is known as the atacama trench, which extends
from about latitude 10° S. to 28° S. and forms part of a wider and longer ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... but close to the continent of South America the atacama trench is a typical
example of the deepest form of depression culminating with 4175 fathoms in ..."
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