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How Deep is the Deepest Part of the Ocean?

Exploring the Challenger Deep: The Deepest Known Point in the Ocean Located in the Mariana Trench, the Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in the Earth’s oceans. It was named after the HMS Challenger, a British survey ship that first measured the depth of the trench in 1875. The Challenger Deep is a crescent-shaped trench that stretches for over…