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Mariana Arc Mariana Arc: sea life U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste Mariana Trench Dive deep into the depths of the ocean. Mariana forearc: Northwest Eifuku volcano Deepsea Challenger
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Mariana forearc: Northwest Eifuku volcano
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