Deepest Points in Each of the World's Oceans

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Deepest Points in Each of the World's Oceans

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Key Findings

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Pacific — Challenger Deep leads in Depth (m) with 10,935.

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Average Depth (m): 7,094 · median: 7,247.

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Gap: Pacific — Challenger Deep is 2.5× larger than Gulf of Mexico — Sigsbee Deep.

About This Dataset

Deepest Points in Each of the World's Oceans

The deepest known points in each of the world's major ocean basins, measured in metres below sea level. All five ocean basins contain trenches that plunge to extraordinary depths, but the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench is uniquely deep — its Challenger Deep is nearly 2,000 metres deeper than any point in the Atlantic.

Analysis

The top three in Depth (m) are Pacific — Challenger Deep (10,935), Atlantic — Puerto Rico Trench (8,376) and Caribbean — Cayman Trough (7,686). The 8 entries in Depth (m) cover a range of 6,551, from 10,935 down to 4,384. First and second are separated by 2,559, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 4,384 and 7,686 Depth (m).

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Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

10,935

Pacific — Challenger Deep

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Depth (m)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Depth (m) · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	Pacific — Challenger Deep	10,935
🥈	Atlantic — Puerto Rico Trench	8,376
🥉	Caribbean — Cayman Trough	7,686
4	Indian — Java Trench	7,258
5	Southern — South Sandwich	7,235
6	Arctic — Molloy Hole	5,608
7	Mediterranean — Calypso Deep	5,267
8	Gulf of Mexico — Sigsbee Deep	4,384

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenger_Deep Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Trench Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Trench Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sandwich_Trench Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molloy_Hole Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Trough Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_Deep Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigsbee_Deep Visit ↗

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