On the Deepest Sea?

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
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The Pacific Ocean Is the World's Deepest Ocean and Water Body, with an Average Depth of 4,280 Meters, and a Maximum Depth of 10,911 Meters. It Contains the...

On the Deepest Sea?

The Pacific Ocean is the world's deepest ocean and water body, with an average depth of 4,280 meters, and a maximum depth of 10,911 meters. It contains the Earth's deepest point (Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep
The Challenger Deep is the deepest known point of the seabed in the Earth's hydrosphere (the oceans and seas), with a depth of 10,902 to 10,929 m (35,768 to 35,856 ft) by direct measurement from deep-diving submersibles, remotely operated underwater vehicles, and benthic landers and (sometimes) slightly more by sonar ...
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, at 10,928 m) and the Southern Hemisphere's deepest point (Horizon Deep, at 10,823 m).

Which is the deepest sea on Earth?

The Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest location on Earth. According to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the United States has jurisdiction over the trench and its resources.

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Has anyone been to Mariana Trench?

On 23 January 1960, two explorers, US navy lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard, became the first people to dive 11km (seven miles) to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

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