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The Challenger Deep is the deepest known part of the seabed in the world. It is between 35,755 to 35,814 feet deep. It is at the southern end of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

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What is the deepest known portion of the ocean floor is called the?

The deepest known portion of the ocean floor is called the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. It reaches a depth of about 36,000 feet (10,972 meters).


What is the deepest point on the Earth's surface?

The deepest/ lowest place on earth to be found on land is the Dead Sea, forming part of the Israeli- Jordanian border. The shores of the Dead Sea are -422 meters below sea level. The deepest place in the world's oceans is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, a geological structure, part of the Mariana subduction-zone, in the Philippine Sea (western pacific ocean)reaching maximum depth of 10,924 meters below sea level.


How deep is the oceans?

Today scientists know that on average the ocean is 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) deep, but many parts are much shallower or deeper. The deepest parts of the ocean are trenches – long, narrow depressions, like a trench in the ground, but much bigger. The HMS Challenger sampled one of these zones at the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which might be the deepest point in the ocean. Known as the Challenger Deep, it is 35,768 to 36,037 feet deep – almost 7 miles (11 kilometers).


How far below sea level is chlengers deep?

Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the Earth's seabed, is about 36,070 feet below sea level, located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.


What is the deepest spot in the world?

The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean is the deepest spot in the world, reaching a maximum depth of about 36,070 feet (10,994 meters) at Challenger Deep. It is considered the Earth's lowest point.

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The deepest point in the Mariana Trench is called the .?

Challenger deep.


Who explored the challenger deep?

The challenger was able to protect the challenger deep by sleeping in the ground so far down.


What ocean is challenger deep in?

The Challenger Deep is in the north Pacific, southwest of Guam.


Which pace craft explored the Challenger Deep?

Challenger deep is in the ocean, it was never explored by spacecraft.


How deep is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench the deepest point in the oceans?

Challenger Deep is a very deep spot on Mariana's Trench. Mariana's Trench is very long and Challenger Deep is just a tiny part of it, considered the deepest part.


What is the average temperature of the challenger deep?

the average temperature of challenger deep is 25 to 27 degrees Celsius (85 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit).


Name of a deep depression in the ocean floor?

Challenger Deep.


What ocean is the challenger deep trench in?

It is in the Mariana Trench!


What trench is Challenger Deep found at?

Marianas Trench


What is the deepest point in all the oceans?

Challenger deep


Where is the nearest coast from the challenger deep?

The Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, is approximately 200 miles (about 322 kilometers) southeast of Guam, which is one of the nearest landmasses. The island of Guam has coastlines that provide access to the ocean, making it the nearest coast to Challenger Deep.


What is the deepest ocean trench that has been discover?

The deepest point on the Earth's surface is Challenger Deep, part of the Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean