Galathea Depth

The Galathea Depth is a 10,540-metre-deep (34,580 ft) trench in the Philippine Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. It was explored by the Danish ship Galathea, from which the name is taken.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Bruun, Anton Frederick (1956). The Galathea Deep Sea Expedition, 1950-1952, described by members of the expedition. Macmillan, New York.


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