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How many meters deep is the Mariana Trench, the deepest ocean point?

10,994

Background

The Mariana Trench goes down to 10,994 meters. It lies in the western Pacific, east of the Philippines. Down there it is pitch black and the pressure is a thousand times higher than at the surface. Still, strange deep sea creatures live there.

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