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🌊 Deepest known point in the ocean

Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench · about 10,935 m (35,876 ft)

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🌊 Deepest known point in the ocean

about 10,935 m (35,876 ft)

Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench · Western Pacific

So deep that Mount Everest, dropped in, would be drowned by over two kilometres of water. Only a handful of crewed dives have ever reached its floor, where life still thrives in the black.

Record at a glance

RecordDeepest known point in the ocean
FeatureChallenger Deep, Mariana Trench
Measurementabout 10,935 m (35,876 ft)
LocationWestern Pacific

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This record belongs to our Ocean Trenches collection, where every ocean trenches in the world is catalogued.

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