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An ocean (from Greek , Okeanos (Oceanus)) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface (an area of some 361000000 square ...
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The deepest point in the ocean lies in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. The Mariana Trench is located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean near the fourteen Mariana Islands. The shape of the Mariana Trench is that of a semi-circle.
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A list of the deepest points in the oceans, from your About.com Guide to Geography. ... Deepest Point in the Atlantic Ocean; Puerto Rico Trench: 28,374 feet / 8648 meters...
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At the ocean's deepest point, the water pressure is the equivalent of having about 50 jumbo jets piled on top of you. Yet even here life thrives, according to scientists who have pulled a plug of dirt from the seafloor. ... They inhabit a wide range of marine environments, mostly on the ocean bottom, though some live in...
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The Mid-Ocean Ridge stretches 46,000 miles (74,000 km), more than four times the lengths of the Andes, Rockies, and Himalayas combined §. ... The average depth of the oceans is 2.5 miles (4 km). The deepest point lies in the Mariana Trench, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) down. Mount Everest is only 5.5 miles (8.8 km) high §.
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NASA scientists have created a two-minute animated tour under the Pacific Ocean, based on real data about the sea floor's peaks and valleys. Submerge near Hawaii, run like a submarine to Japan, and finally dive to the ocean's deepest point, between Japan and New Guinea.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Milwaukee Depth (deepest point, Atlantic Ocean), deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, lying at a depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 m) about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of the island of Puerto Rico. ... deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean, lying at a depth of 27,493 feet (8,380 m) about...
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Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest point in Earth's oceans. The bottom there is 10,924 meters (35,840 feet) below sea level. If Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, were placed at this location it would be covered by over one mile of water. ... World's Deepest Ocean Trench...
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