The Challenger Deep, which is named after the British Royal Navy survey vessel HMS Challenger, has a maximum depth of approximately 10,984 meters (36,037 feet) below sea level.

Challenger Deep, the lowest point in the deepest canyon on Earth, lies 35,876 feet below sea level at the southwestern extreme of the Mariana Trench (6.8 miles, or 10.9 kilometers). So how many ...

He made the descent alone in a prototype submarine called “Deepsea Challenger ... so he can film the deep. This is only the second manned expedition to the ocean's deepest depths - the ...

It appears to be an alien planet. What is the ocean's deepest point? What lives in the Mariana Trench—and what has been discovered recently?

Situated in the enormous Pacific Ocean, the Challenger Deep is the lowest point on our planet. Found along the Mariana Trench, this natural phenomenon is an example of the astoundingly deep and ...

Operating in the depths of the ocean is a challenge that India must embrace to maximise its economic potential and protect ...

Captain Buckle set a course for the Challenger Deep, more than 200 miles out to sea. But when the ship arrived above the dive spot, the expected clearing did not come. Captain Buckle retreated to ...

The ocean has an average depth of approximately 3.7 kilometres (or 2.3 miles). A calculation from satellite measurements in 2010 put the average depth at 3,682 metres (12,080 feet). However, at the ...

I think one of the saddest examples of our litter in the deep ocean is a plastic shopping bag was found at the bottom of the Marinara Trench, a place called Challenger Deep, which is over 10,000 ...

Norwegians haul up from the deep a sea lily, a living fossil previously found only in rocks 120 million years old. British ship Challenger sails the globe while lowering dredges and other gear ...