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The Pressure (in the air) at the top surface of the ocean, at "Sea Level", is approx. 14.7 pounds of force on every square inch of area (called "psi"). This 14.7psi is also called 1 standard atmosphere (what our bodies are normally used to experiencing). We do not normally "feel" this pressure since the inside of our body is also experiencing this same 14.7 psi. Now as you go deeper and deeper under water the additional pressure is equal to the weight of the water above you. For every 407 inches of water (34 feet) you move down in the water the pressure goes up an additional 14.7 psi or 1 additional atmosphere. Now 1 mile = 5280 Feet = 63,360 Inches and 1 cubic inch of water (1 inch wide X 1 inch long X 1 inch deep) weighs 0.036 pounds (symbol is "lbs") so a 1 inch wide X 1 inch long X 1 mile deep "slice of water weighs 2,280 pounds (lbs) or over a ton.
SHORT ANSWER the pressure 1 mile down is over 2,280 pounds of force on every square inch of area (2,280 psi) or 155 atmospheres(155 times normal sea level pressure). This is like having a small car (1 ton) pressing down on every 1 inch wide by 1 inch long bit of surface(in the case of the BP spill, this is why the robots are used in place of humans, because the pressure is way to high for the human body).
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How much of the ocean is deep ocean?
once you are 1 mile out at sea it is considered deep ocean so about 90% of it
What is the water pressure one mile deep?
About 2,360 pounds per square inch (psi) or 163 bar.
How deep is the ocean at Grand Cayman?
Not very deep, by the beach water gets as deep as 20 feet.
How deep does benthocodon live under the sea?
it live a mile under the ocean
What can moving water form a mile deep?
a canyon
How many miles deep in the water is the gulf oil spill?
about 1 mile deep.
How much pressure is there 1 mile under the Atlantic Ocean?
about 2350 psi or 16.2 MPa
What is denser 10 milliliter of water or 50 milliliter of water?
For practical purposes water is not compressible, and thus the density would be the same. However, it is possible you would find the density of water 1 mile deep in the ocean would be higher than the density at the surface.
How deep can an ocean get?
Real Deep ;) Actually, it can get to 35,838 feet. That's how deep Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench off the Marianas Island in the Pacific Ocean gets. The U.S. Navy submersible Trieste reached it in 1960. That's about a mile deeper than Mount Everest is high. And that's real deep.
Which ocean is so deep it could cover mount Everest?
The deepest point in any ocean is the Mariana Trench (aka Challenger Deep) in the western Pacific Ocean at 11,033 metres deep. Mt Everest is 8,848 metres.
How deep is the water under the seven mile bridge in Florida keys?
35 feet
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