{"id":8710,"date":"2017-05-13T11:56:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T08:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aso.com.tr\/deepest-point-in-the-ocean\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T16:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T13:24:21","slug":"deepest-point-in-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aso.com.tr\/en\/deepest-point-in-the-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Deepest Point in the Ocean?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In short:<\/strong> The deepest point of the oceans and of the Earth is the Challenger Deep<\/strong> in the Mariana Trench<\/strong>, Pacific Ocean \u2013 about 10,935 metres<\/strong> (2021 survey; measurements vary by about \u00b110 m). If Mount Everest (8,849 m) stood there, its summit would be about 2 km under water.<\/div>\n

\"Deepest<\/p>\n

Deepest point of each ocean<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ocean<\/th>\nDeepest point<\/th>\nDepth (approx.)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Pacific<\/td>\nChallenger Deep, Mariana Trench<\/td>\n10,935 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlantic<\/td>\nMilwaukee Deep, Puerto Rico Trench<\/td>\n8,376 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern<\/td>\nFactorian Deep, South Sandwich Trench<\/td>\n7,434 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian<\/td>\nJava (Sunda) Trench<\/td>\n7,192 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arctic<\/td>\nMolloy Deep, Fram Strait<\/td>\n5,550 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Who has reached the Challenger Deep?<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • 1960:<\/strong> Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh in the bathyscaphe Trieste<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  • 2012:<\/strong> James Cameron solo in Deepsea Challenger<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  • 2019:<\/strong> Victor Vescovo in Limiting Factor<\/em> during the Five Deeps Expedition; many dives followed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Pacific is both the largest and the deepest ocean, with an average depth of about 4,000 m.<\/p>\n

    Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n

    What is the deepest point in the ocean?<\/h3>\n

    The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean, about 10,935 m deep.<\/p>\n

    How deep is the Mariana Trench?<\/h3>\n

    Its deepest point, the Challenger Deep, is about 10,935 m; older sources give values up to 11,033 m.<\/p>\n

    Who first reached the bottom?<\/h3>\n

    Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh in the Trieste in 1960.<\/p>\n