English Explanatory Dictionary

Challenger Deep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A deep in Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean; a point in the Mariana Trench, known as the deepest point in the world's oceans.

Word forms

Challenger Deep

Etymology

Named after the British Royal Navy survey ship HMS Challenger, whose expedition of 1872–1876 made the first recordings of its depth.

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