How deep is the ocean?
Just how deep is the ocean? It’s often hard to conceptualize the ocean’s depths. Check out this neat video animation. Below are some interesting facts.
- 40 meters: Recreational limit for SCUBA divers
- 301 meters: Height of the Eiffel Tower
- 500 meters: The deepest blue whales can dive
- 1000 meters: Maximum depth sunlight reaches ☀️
- 1828 meters: Lowest point of the Grand Canyon
- 4267 meters: Average depth of the world’s oceans
- 8850 meters: The height of Mount Everest
- 10898 meters: Depth James Cameron reached in 2012
- 10994 meters: Depth Don Walsh & Jacques Piccard reaced in 1960
- 11034 meters: The bottom of the Mariana Trench
