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The Middle America Trench is an Oceanic Trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean , stretching from central Mexico to Costa Rica . The trench is 1,700 miles (2,750 km) long and is 21,880 feet (6,669 m) at its deepest point.
The trench defines the boundary between the Pacific , Cocos , and Nazca plates as they Subduct beneath the North American and Caribbean plates.