Jun 14, 2022
'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time
Researchers have published the most detailed map of Antarctica's frigid Southern Ocean to date, including the ocean's new deepest point, the Factorian Deep, which sits nearly 24,400 feet (7,437 meters) below the sea surface. Resting at a depth equivalent to about 17 Empire State Buildings stacked top to bottom, the...