2006-08-05 14:26:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
Deeper than Mt. Everest is high...
2006-08-05 14:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We didn't have to dig very deep to find the answer to this one. We simply typed "deepest part of the ocean" into Yahoo! and uncovered several web pages that answered your question.
Our first stop was ScienceNet, a British web site that purports to be a one-stop science site. We couldn't dispute that claim after they provided us with the facts of the matter: The Marianas Trench in the Pacific Ocean is 11,033 meters (36,201 feet) below sea level. If Mount Everest were placed inside of this trench, it would disappear.
We headed back to the search results and saw something that looked very familiar -- our friend Earl, the answer man at Yahooligans!. Turns out Earl had answered the question some time ago and agreed with our earlier finding. He also offered a couple of links to more information on the trench. At Oceanclopedia, we learned that the deepest part of the trench is named Vitjazdepth. The trench was formed when the Pacific plate collided with the Philippine plate, which also resulted in the formation of the nearby island Guam.
To find out if anything actually lives down there, we swam over to Earth & Sky, a companion site to the popular science radio series. We discovered that plants can't live at such depths because they need sunlight for photosynthesis -- light doesn't penetrate such depths. However, recent photographs from unmanned craft show shrimp-like crustaceans, sea cucumbers, and marine worms. In addition, bacteria flourish on the muddy floors of the trenches.
2006-08-05 21:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by sassy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mariana Trench north of Guam is 6.8 miles deep.
Fun fact: The deepest point in the Atlantic is off of Puerto Rico, at 28,374 feet.
2006-08-05 21:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marianas Trench is about 35,750 feet deep. Mt. Everest would fit into this area.
2006-08-05 21:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Marianas trench is seven miles deep.
2006-08-05 21:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About as deep as Mount Everest is high !
2006-08-05 21:30:13 · answer #6 · answered by beiterspace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has ever fathomed the depth of Ocean but I think it's as far as you can go.An unmeasurable.
2006-08-05 21:57:01 · answer #7 · answered by Ethan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋