2007-12-24 01:50:32 · 5 answers · asked by combat_medic1976 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
pacific
2007-12-24 16:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by David 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The deepest point in the ocean is the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench. This is relatively close to Yap and Guam, and somewhat east of the Philippines. Challenger Deep is about 11,000 m and was first measured (at 8,184 m) by sounding in 1875, by the HMS Challenger Expedition. Several subsequent missions refined this measurement, including Japanese teams in 1984 and 1995.
2007-12-24 09:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the deepest ocean is the pacific with the deepest point on earth in the Marianas trench.
2007-12-24 11:22:59 · answer #3 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First answer is right, however I think some of his background info is a bit wrong.
Challenger Deep got its name from the British survey ship Challenger II, which pinpointed the deep water off the Marianas Islands in 1951. Then in 1960, the US Navy sent the Trieste (a submersible - a mini-submarine designed to go really deep) down into the depths of the Marianas trench to see just how far they would go. They touched bottom at 35,838 ft/10,923m. That means, while they were parked on the bottom in the bathyscaphe, there were almost seven miles/11km of water over their heads!
2007-12-24 10:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by Chariotmender 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pacific should be since the world's deepest point (mariana trench) lies in there in it.
2007-12-24 12:26:57 · answer #5 · answered by zooper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋