We’ve Only Explored Less Than 5 Percent of the Ocean Floor

The ocean floor may be one of the last unknown frontiers for explorers, including deep oceanic trenches like the Mariana Trench.

, or around 7 miles. It’s called the Mariana Trench and it lies in a remote portion of the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Guam.

“The duration that a human being can stay in such a confined place without food, water or oxygen is still really limited,” says Dwight Coleman, a deep-sea oceanographer and expedition leader at the University of Rhode Island. Still, in the time we’ve been there, we’ve discovered a world all its own, surviving miles below humanity.The deepest parts of the ocean are somewhat creepy places. They’re home to a peculiar set of species who have adapted to life in an unforgiving ecosystem. By comparison, the trench is nearly 10,000 feet deeper than Mount Everest is tall.

, in a self-designed submersible. He spent around three hours snapping photos and taking videos to share with the world. But as for true exploration, we’re not there yet.

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