Challenger Deep

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Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans, located in the western Pacific Ocean within the Mariana Trench.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical location
oceanic trench feature
undersea depression
countryClosestTo Federated States of Micronesia
Guam
depthFeetApprox 35700
35800
depthMetresApprox 10900
10920
discoveredBy HMS Challenger expedition
linked to: HMS Challenger
discoveryYearApprox 1875
firstCrewedDescentBy Don Walsh
Jacques Piccard
firstCrewedDescentVehicle bathyscaphe Trieste
firstCrewedDescentYear 1960
firstSoundingDepthMetresApprox 8184
firstSoundingMethod sounding line
formedBy subduction of Pacific Plate beneath Mariana Plate
hasBiologicalFinding presence of amphipods
presence of microbial life
hasExplorationMethod crewed submersible descent
echo sounding
multibeam sonar
uncrewed lander descent
hasGeomorphologicalType oceanic trench bottom
hasLatitudeApprox 11.35°N
hasLongitudeApprox 142.2°E
hasMaximumPressureMPaApprox 1100
hasMaximumPressureTimesAtmosphericApprox 1100
hasPollutionFinding microplastics detected in sediments
persistent organic pollutants detected
hasRegion southern end of Mariana Trench
hasTemperatureCelsiusApprox 1
2
is deepest known point in Earth’s oceans
isPartOf Mariana subduction system
isSuperlativeFor maximum ocean depth on Earth
locatedIn Earth
Mariana Trench
Pacific Ocean
western Pacific Ocean
multipleDescentsBy Victor Vescovo
multipleDescentsVehicle DSV Limiting Factor
namedAfter HMS Challenger
oceanBasin North Pacific Ocean
linked to: Pacific Ocean
partOf hadal zone
secondSoloCrewedDescentBy James Cameron
secondSoloCrewedDescentVehicle DSV Deepsea Challenger
secondSoloCrewedDescentYear 2012
surveyedBy HMS Challenger
RV Falkor
RV Kairei
RV Ka‘imikai-O-Kanaloa
linked to: RV Kilo Moana

RV Kilo Moana
RV Sonne
RV Thomas G. Thompson
RV Vityaz
RV Yokosuka
visitedByVessel DSV Deepsea Challenger
DSV Limiting Factor
Fendouzhe submersible
Kaiko ROV
linked to: ROV Kaikō

Nereus hybrid ROV
linked to: ROV Kaikō

bathyscaphe Trieste

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Mariana Trench maximumDepthLocation Challenger Deep
Mariana Trench contains Challenger Deep
bathyscaphe Trieste firstCrewedDescentTo Challenger Deep
bathyscaphe Trieste locationOfRecordDive Challenger Deep
DSV Limiting Factor operatesIn Challenger Deep
ROV Kaikō reachedLocation Challenger Deep
Jacques Piccard exploredLocation Challenger Deep
Mariana volcanic arc maximumDepthNearby Mariana Trench Challenger Deep region
linked to: Challenger Deep
Brownson Deep comparedTo Challenger Deep
Don Walsh explored Challenger Deep
Horizon Deep comparedTo Challenger Deep
Mariana subduction zone hasFeature Challenger Deep
HMS Challenger notableDiscovery Challenger Deep
RV Vityaz conductedSurveyOf Challenger Deep
RV Thomas G. Thompson hasMission support surveys of extreme ocean depths such as Challenger Deep
linked to: Challenger Deep
DSV Deepsea Challenger reachedLocation Challenger Deep
DSV Deepsea Challenger firstSoloDiveTo Challenger Deep
DSV Deepsea Challenger diveSite Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench
linked to: Challenger Deep
DSV Deepsea Challenger namedAfter Challenger Deep
DSV Deepsea Challenger relatedTo Challenger Deep
Fendouzhe notableDiveLocation Challenger Deep
subject linked to: Fendouzhe submersible
Mariana Trench region contains Challenger Deep
subject linked to: the Mariana Trench region
Challenger expedition deepestSounding Challenger Deep region of the Mariana Trench
linked to: Challenger Deep
Five Deeps Expedition reachesLocation Challenger Deep