THE OCEAN'S DEPTHS

The Ocean's Depths

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Introduction to the ocean's depths

Depths of the sea

The average ocean depth is 4.27 kilometers (14,000 feet), although there is a much deeper point called the Challenger Deep. This point lies under the western Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Trench. It runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the island of Guam. The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is in the pit or trench north of Puerto Rico, which is 8.380 meters and 1.750 kilometers long.

2. The deepest seas and oceans

1. Pacific Ocean - 10,924 m
2. Atlantic Ocean - 9,219 m
3. Indian Ocean - 7,455 m
4. Southern Ocean - 7,236 m
5. Caribbean Sea - 6,946 m

3. The Challenger Deep

The Challenger Deep is the deepest point, known to date, in the ocean, being over 11,000 meters deep.Located in the Mariana Trench in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, it has only been explored by Swiss inventor Jacques Piccard and US Marine Don Walsh in 1960, filmmaker James Cameron in 2012, and Victor Vescovo, a record-breaking businessman, reaching 10,928 meters deep.

71%

of Earth's surface is covered by water

The marine facts you should know

24.364.000 km

square KM of frozen water on the planet

Oceans regulate the planet's climate, absorb carbon dioxide, provide much of the oxygen we breathe and the food we consume, but there is more...

10%

of the planet's oceans are protected

95 %

of the ocean is still unexplored

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