Challenger Deep

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf deepest known point in Earth's seabed hydrosphere
gptkbp:contains extremophile organisms
gptkbp:depthConfirmedBy ROVs (remotely operated vehicles)
manned submersibles
multibeam echo sounders
gptkbp:depthMeasurementMethod gptkb:sonar
pressure sensors
gptkbp:depthRecord deepest surveyed oceanic point
gptkbp:depthVariation varies by measurement and location
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:HMS_Challenger
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1875
gptkbp:ecosystem hadal zone
gptkbp:explorationChallenges darkness
extreme pressure
remoteness
gptkbp:firstMannedDescent 1960
gptkbp:firstMannedDescentBy gptkb:Jacques_Piccard
gptkb:Don_Walsh
gptkbp:firstMannedDescentVehicle gptkb:bathyscaphe_Trieste
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Challenger Deep
gptkbp:latitude 11.35°N
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mariana_Trench
gptkb:western_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:longitude 142.2°E
gptkbp:marineLife amphipods
holothurians
microbes
gptkbp:maximumDepth about 10,929 meters
about 35,856 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:HMS_Challenger
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Guam
gptkb:Federated_States_of_Micronesia
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Caladan_Oceanic_Expeditions
gptkb:Five_Deeps_Expedition
gptkbp:oceanBasin gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:partOf Earth's oceanic trenches
gptkbp:pressureAtBottom over 1,000 times atmospheric pressure
gptkbp:region southern end of Mariana Trench
gptkbp:significance deepest natural point in the world
gptkbp:studiedBy marine biologists
oceanographers
geologists
gptkbp:subsequentDescentBy gptkb:James_Cameron
gptkbp:subsequentDescentVehicle gptkb:Deepsea_Challenger
gptkbp:subsequentDescentYear 2012
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Victor_Vescovo
gptkb:Kathy_Sullivan
multiple unmanned submersibles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:marine
gptkb:Kathryn_D._Sullivan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4