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Where Is the Deepest Point on Land?
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Quick Answer
The Denman Glacier trough in Antarctica reaches about 3,500 metres below sea level.
The Full Story
The deepest known point on land (as opposed to underwater) is the trough beneath the Denman Glacier in East Antarctica, which lies about 3,500 metres below sea level, buried under kilometres of ice. It was mapped using airborne ice-penetrating radar data published in 2019. The deepest exposed point on Earth's continental surface is the shore of the Dead Sea at roughly 430 metres below sea level. Lake Baikal's bed, at about 1,186 metres below sea level, is the deepest exposed lake bed.
Key Facts
1.The Denman trough is deeper than the average depth of the ocean (about 3,688 metres).
2.The Dead Sea's surface level is dropping by about one metre per year.
3.Antarctica's bedrock is highly variable, with deep troughs and mountain ranges hidden beneath the ice.
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"Earth's Hidden Depths — The Deepest Points on Land"