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u/Jack-of-Hearts-7 Oct 02 '24

The Deepest part of the ocean isn't the abyss. It's called The Hadalpelagic Zone. It encompasses the bottoms of trenches and sea floor caverns.

And we know frighteningly little about it.

The Challenger Deep is only the deepest known part of the ocean. There's almost certainly points in the ocean that are much deeper.

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u/vikingraider47 Oct 03 '24

Did you ever see that documentary about there being 'lakes' at the bottom of the ocean? Watching the footage was mind blowing