Emden Deep

Emden Deep is located in Philippines
Emden Deep
Emden Deep
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Approximate location of Emden Deep in the Philippine Trench

The Emden Deep, also known as the Galathea Deep or Galathea Depth, is the portion of the 10,540-metre-deep (34,580 ft) Philippine Trench exceeding 6,000-metre (20,000 ft) depths in the south-western Pacific Ocean.

Discoverer ship Emden

Originally discovered by the German ship Emden in 1927, it was first explored in detail by the Danish ship Galathea in 1951 on the Galathea 2 expedition, from which the name is taken.[1] Biological samples collected during the Danish expedition demonstrated for the first time that a wide variety of fish, amphipods, echinoderms and bacteria not only survived, but thrived at the deepest parts of the ocean.[2][3] At the time of the expedition, the Philippine Trench was the deepest known part of the ocean.[1]

The first crewed descent to the Emden Deep was made by American undersea explorer Victor Vescovo and Filipino oceanographer Deo Florence Onda in March 23, 2021.[4][5] Findings of the expedition include extensive garbage near the seafloor of the underwater feature.[6]

It is believed that the most profound depth of the Emden Deep has a pressure reaching 1,054 atmospheres (15,490 pounds per square inch).

  1. ^ a b Bruun, Anton Frederick (1956). The Galathea Deep Sea Expedition, 1950-1952, described by members of the expedition. Macmillan, New York.
  2. ^ Zobell, Claude E.; Morita, Richard Y. (April 1957). "Barophilic bacteria in some deep sea sediments". Journal of Bacteriology. 73 (4): 563–568. doi:10.1128/JB.73.4.563-568.1957. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 314618. PMID 13428691.
  3. ^ Dahl, Erik (1957). AMPHIPODA FROM DEPTHS EXCEEDING 6000 METERS. Galathea Report: Scientific Results of the Danish Deep-Sea Expedition Round the World 1950-1952. pp. 211–241. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.512.3162.
  4. ^ Viernes, Franchesca; RC (17 March 2021). "Scientist to make history as 1st Filipino to reach 3rd deepest spot on Earth". GMA News. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "'We've waved the Philippine Flag': Filipino scientist reaches the third deepest spot on Earth —". Asian Journal News. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ Enano, Jhesset (5 April 2021). "Emden Deep yields dirty secret in Philippine Trench: Trash". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 April 2021.