Deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea
Calypso Deep is the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Hellenic Trench in the Ionian Sea, 62.6 km south-west of Pylos, Greece, with a maximum depth of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft).[1] It lies at about 36°34′N 21°8′E / 36.567°N 21.133°E / 36.567; 21.133.
- ^ Kontoyiannis, H.; Lykousis, V.; Papadopoulos, V.; Stavrakakis, S.; Anassontzis, E. G.; Belias, A.; Koutsoukos, S.; Resvanis, L. K. (2016-04-01). "Hydrography, Circulation, and Mixing at the Calypso Deep (the Deepest Mediterranean Trough) during 2006–09". Journal of Physical Oceanography. 46 (4): 1255–1276. doi:10.1175/JPO-D-15-0198.1. ISSN 0022-3670.