The Deepest Ocean of the World
Located in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Japan, the Mariana Trench (wiki) forms the deepest known part of the world’s oceans, with a maximum depth of about 11 kilometres deep.
This illustration shows just how the depth scales in comparison. The Abyssal Zone, roughly 1/3rd of the way makes for some scary reading:
“Strange, frightening-looking creatures inhabit these depths, such as the Fangtooth, the Flashlight Fish, and the Anglerfish.”
Further reading on the depths of the Mariana Trench on Wired. If only they had made the Geography classes in school this interesting!
(Via Reddit)
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