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Record 1 2000-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

Lowest region on the earth's surface; the deepest part of the seafloor. Situated 300km east of the Mariana Islands. It is 2,400 km/1,500 mi long. Its deepest part, the Challenger Deep, extends 11,034 m or 36,201 ft below sea level.

Key term(s)
  • Challenger Deep

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

Voir «fosse abyssale».

Spanish

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