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Five Deeps Expedition

May 21 , 2021 1196 days 1083 0
  • The Five Deeps Expedition has measured the extreme depths of the World’s 5 Oceans.
  • The Challenger Deep (10, 924 m) in Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean remains the Deepest Trench in the world.
  • The 2nd Deepest Trench in the world is the Horizon Deep (10, 816 m) in the Tonga Trench, Pacific Ocean.
  • American undersea explorer Victor Lance Vescovo of the US launched the Five Deeps Expedition in 2018.
  • The Five Deeps Expedition was the first to reach the deepest point in each of the Earth’s five oceans.

Ocean & Deepest Points

  • Atlantic Ocean – Brownson Deep (8, 378 m) in Puerto Rico Trench
  • Southern Ocean (Antarctic ocean) – Factorian Deep (7, 432 m) in South Sandwich Trench
  • Indian Ocean – Unnamed Deep (7, 187 m) in Java Trench
  • Pacific Ocean – Challenger Deep (10, 924 m) in Mariana Trench (deepest trench in the world).
  • Arctic Ocean – Molloy Hole (5, 551 m)

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