Some Interesting Facts About Mariana Trench (You Never Heard Before!!!)

Introduction:

Mariana Trench, also called Marianas Trench is a trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, at the deepest point in all of the oceans of the world. The trench is approximately 1580 miles in length and only approximately 43 miles wide on average. Although it's the deepest point in the world's oceans, Mariana Trench is not the part of the ocean floor closest to the earth's core, a result of the earth not being a perfect sphere. Mariana Trench was named after the Mariana Islands, which were named after Queen Mariana of Austria. Mariana Trench's depth was first measured by depth sounding in 1875 by the Challenger expedition - a scientific effort to lay oceanography's foundation. From that date Mariana Trench has been measured repeatedly as new technology has been developed.

Interesting Mariana Trench Facts:

• Mariana Trench was formed by the shifting of the earth crusts that form the floor of the ocean.
• At the ocean floor of Mariana Trench there are hot water vents that emit minerals such as hydrogen sulphide which feed the barophilic bacteria that feed microbes that in turn feed the ocean's fish.
• Mariana Trench's temperature is so low, ranging from 34°F to 39°F, that it is considered to be one the world's coldest places.
• The pressure at Mariana Trench is 1000 times that of the sea level's atmospheric pressure.
• Mariana Trench's ocean floor has a yellowish color to it because of all the decaying plants and animals, animal skeletons, and shells that are continuously deposited there.
• Giant amoebas were discovered in Mariana Trench in 2011 by Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists. These giant amoebas can reach 10cm in diameter.
• Research suggests that Mariana Trench is approximately 180 million years old and is considered to be one of the oldest seabeds in the world.

Questions?

How long does it take to get to the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

The maximum depth of the Mariana Trench is: 10.911 km (10,911m)

(10911/5.1)/60 = 35.7.

So, it takes your shotput about 36 minutes to fall to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

What lives at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

This list highlights five of my favorite denizens of the deep, from the plethora of otherworldly creatures that call the Mariana Trench home.

The Ghostfish. ...

The Barreleye Fish or Spookfish. ...

The Dumbo Octopus. ...

The Goblin or Vampire Shark. ...

Giant Toxic Amoebas.

What is at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

The New Britain Trench -- which Cameron visited as a test-run for Mariana -- which at 8,200 meters deep is only 2,700 meters shallower than Challenger Deep. But life there was very different. The trench bottom was home to an array of sea cucumbers,?sea anemones, jellyfish, comb jellyfish, and giant amphipods.

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