Deepest Oceans
The oceans are incredibly deep, but their depth is not the same everywhere.
The deepest part of the ocean discovered so far is the Mariana Trench, a deep crack in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It reaches an astonishing depth of about 11,034 metres.
Even at such extreme depths, where sunlight cannot reach and pressure is immense, scientists have found signs of marine life. This shows that life can exist in some of the most unexpected places on Earth.
In 1960, explorers Dr Jacques Piccard and Lt Donald Walsh descended deep into the Mariana Trench in a vessel called Trieste, reaching about 10,911 metres below the surface.
Most of the world’s deepest ocean trenches are found in the Pacific Ocean, which contains nine of the ten deepest.
The only exception is the Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic Ocean, which reaches a depth of about 9,220 metres.
The oceans are incredibly deep, but their depth is not the same everywhere.
The deepest part of the ocean discovered so far is the Mariana Trench, a deep crack in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It reaches an astonishing depth of about 11,034 metres.
Even at such extreme depths, where sunlight cannot reach and pressure is immense, scientists have found signs of marine life. This shows that life can exist in some of the most unexpected places on Earth.
In 1960, explorers Dr Jacques Piccard and Lt Donald Walsh descended deep into the Mariana Trench in a vessel called Trieste, reaching about 10,911 metres below the surface.
Most of the world’s deepest ocean trenches are found in the Pacific Ocean, which contains nine of the ten deepest.
The only exception is the Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic Ocean, which reaches a depth of about 9,220 metres.
Deepest Oceans
The oceans are incredibly deep, but their depth is not the same everywhere.
The deepest part of the ocean discovered so far is the Mariana Trench, a deep crack in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. It reaches an astonishing depth of about 11,034 metres.
Even at such extreme depths, where sunlight cannot reach and pressure is immense, scientists have found signs of marine life. This shows that life can exist in some of the most unexpected places on Earth.
In 1960, explorers Dr Jacques Piccard and Lt Donald Walsh descended deep into the Mariana Trench in a vessel called Trieste, reaching about 10,911 metres below the surface.
Most of the world’s deepest ocean trenches are found in the Pacific Ocean, which contains nine of the ten deepest.
The only exception is the Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic Ocean, which reaches a depth of about 9,220 metres.
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