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  1. Ocean Trenches - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Oct 10, 2022 · Ocean trenches are steep depressions exceeding 6,000 meters in depth, where old ocean crust from one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate. Trenches make up …

  2. Ocean Trenches – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    It took a village of engineers to build a completely new type of unmanned deep-sea robot that can reach the deepest part of the ocean. On May 31, 2009, a…

  3. Ocean Zones - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    The ocean water column is made up of five zones: the sunlight zone (epipelagic), the twilight zone (mesopelagic), the midnight zone (bathypelagic), the abyssal zone (abyssopelagic) and the …

  4. Hadal Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Dec 19, 2024 · The hadal zone occurs only in trenches, which can extend to 11,000 meters deep (36,000 feet). Hadal regions combined across all oceans make up an area about the size of …

  5. A new way to discover life in the ocean’s deepest, darkest places

    Mar 14, 2024 · If we want to learn more about the limits of life in our solar system, the ocean’s deep trenches and troughs are a great place to start. Known as the hadal zone, a depth …

  6. Why is pressure different in the ocean? - Woods Hole …

    In the deepest trenches, it's 1,100 times greater! All that pressure causes serious problems for people and other air-breathing animals. Our lungs fill with air, and we have air-filled spaces in …

  7. Did you know: How do ocean robots take the pressure?

    Learn how plastic pollution pervades the ocean, from surface debris to deep-sea trenches.

  8. Seafloor & Below - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    From plate tectonics to underwater mountain ranges spanning the globe, the seafloor and below encompasses a large field.

  9. Tsunamis in the Caribbean? It’s Possible. - Woods Hole …

    Mar 25, 2005 · The potential for earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 or greater in the trenches offshore Puerto Rico and Hispaniola pose additional risk. While tsunamis are rare in the Caribbean, …

  10. Hydrothermal Vents - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Apr 11, 2024 · What are Hydrothermal Vents? In 1977, scientists made a stunning discovery on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean: vents pouring hot, mineral-rich fluids from beneath the seafloor.