A recent contributor asked for a design of the Mariana Island Chain coupled with a latte stone. I am always ready for a challenge. The Mariana chain got me thinking about the Mariana Trench. A Google search showed me that they are right next door. At 36,198 feet, the Mariana Trench is the deepest place on earth. The next deepest trench is the Tonga trench at 35,702 feet. That means that the Mariana islands are the very tips of ocean mountains that are 36,000 plus feet tall; 7,000 feet taller than Mt. Everest!!! Now isn’t that amazing!! These giant ocean mountains are created as the giant, denser Pacific tectonic plate subducks beneath the lighter Mariana tectonic plate.
I made two designs; one with a mirror image of the Mariana Island chain and one with the Mariana Island chain super-imposed on the latte stone.
Enjoy the designs Suzan
Mariana Island Chain
Mariana Island Chain
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