What are steep depressions in the deepest portions of the oceans called?

Answer Trenches

The deepest 45% of the world's oceans are comprised of trenches with depths surpassing 6,000 meters (almost 20,000 feet) and are called "hadal zones," after Hades, the Greek god of the underworld.

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