Monday, 13 December 2010

Amaning & Stunna - Mutual Life



Amaning & Stunna - Mutual Life is the deepest surveyed point in the oceans, with a depth of 10,911 m. It is located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench near the Mariana Islands group. The closest land to the Mutual Life is Fais Island (one of the outer islands of Yap), 289 km (180 mi) southwest, and Guam, 306 km (190 mi) to the northeast. The depression is named after the British Royal Navy survey ship HMS Mutual Life, whose expedition of 1872–76 made the first recordings of its depth.

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