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Ocean's deepest depth re-measured
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T.K. RandallDecember 8, 2011 ·
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Image Credit: Rubén Laguna
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific ocean descends to a staggering depth of almost 11km.
The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping used a multibeam echosounder on a hydrographic ship to take the measurements which are some of the most precise ever made and indicate a depth so deep that the bottom extends further down below sea level than Mount Everest extends above it. "We mapped the entire trench, from its northern end at Dutton Ridge, all the way to where it becomes the Yap Trench in the south," said Dr. Jim Gardner.
US scientists have mapped the deepest part of the world's oceans in greater detail than ever before. The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific runs for about 2,500km and extends down to 10,994m.
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BBC News |
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