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The bottom of the ocean is part of the hadal zone, which is the area of the ocean that extends from 6,000 meters (19,685 feet) to the deepest parts of the ocean. This zone is named after Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, and is one of the least explored and understood areas of the ocean.
Sep 8, 2017 · What lies beneath. The chaos starts at the ocean's surface. The hurricane's winds blow against the water, creating waves. As the waves grow taller, they develop more area for the wind to press...
Aug 31, 2011 · Their names are Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh, and their expedition to the Challenger Deep – the deepest point of the Mariana trench, some 11,000 metres below the surface of the Pacific Ocean...
- Matt Kaplan
Jan 18, 2024 · As you dive deeper into the ocean, less and less sunlight shines through. About 200 meters beneath the surface, you reach an area called the mesopelagic, or the “twilight zone.”
- Brian Resnick
Jun 22, 2023 · The Challenger Deep is the lowest point in the Mariana Trench and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean. In order to grasp the magnitude of these facts, consider that the Titanic was discovered at a depth of 12,600 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sep 29, 2011 · Dive beneath the ocean's waves, past the sunlit, teeming waters near the surface, through the oxygen-deficient zones nearly devoid of life, down, down and down some more, to a place where...
Apr 22, 2011 · For the most part, we don’t know what lies beneath the surface of our oceans. Most of the waters and ocean floor remain unexplored. But with new technology, projects are underway to find...
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