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Challenger Deep

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Challenger Deep

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deepest known point in the Earth's seabed hydrosphere

Key facts

Location
Mariana Trench
Ocean sea sources
Pacific Ocean
Managing agency
Federated States of Micronesia
Max depth
10,935 ± 6 m (35,876 ± 20 ft) below sea level

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Encyclopedic overview

Location of Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench and western Pacific Ocean

The Challenger Deep is the deepest known point of the seabed of Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean at the southern end of the Mariana Trench, in the ocean territory of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Challenger Deep” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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