How deep can be the ocean ?

Hi predator_mx!!


At Missouri Botanical Garden site I found the following info:
"How deep is the ocean? 

         Average Depth (feet)      Average Depth (meters) 
Pacific          13,740                   4,188 
Atlantic         12,254                   3,872 
Indian           12,740                   3,872 
Arctic            3,407                   1,038 
Average Overall  13,124                   4,000 

  
What is the deepest point in each ocean? 
  
           Deepest Point     Depth (feet/meters) 
Pacific   Mariana Trench       36,200 / 11,033 
Atlantic  Puerto Rico Trench   28,374 / 8,648 
Indian    Java Trench          25,344 / 7,725 
Arctic    Eurasia basin        17,881 / 5,450 "

"Ocean Data" page:
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/oceans/data.htm


For more info about the deepest part of the ocean, wich is the Mariana
Trench, see the following pages:
"Mariana Trench" from OCEANCLOPEDIA:
http://www.ocean98.org/ency421m.htm

"The Marianas Trench":
"It's the deepest spot in any ocean of the world. It is located in the
Pacific Ocean, just east of the Phillippines.
It is sometimes called the 'Challenger Deep' because it was located
and named in 1951 after His Majesty's Ship 'Challenger' of the British
Royal Navy."
I suggest you to visit this very informative page.
http://www.geocities.com/thesciencefiles/marianas/trench.html

"Deepest Ocean - Challenger Deep":
http://www.extremescience.com/DeepestOcean.htm


Search strategy:
deepest ocean


I hope this helps you. Please feel free to request for any
clarification needed before rate this answer.

Best regards.
livioflores-ga

Liv is likely correct Mariana trench East of Philppean Islands. I
suppose geographic forces could form a trench almost twice that deep,
but rock is not strong enough to keep it open for long. Neil