Following one of the most adventurous ocean expeditions ever, scientists have returned precise measurements for the deepest points in each of the world s five major oceans.
Data from the Five Deeps Expedition (FDE), which performed dives over the course of 10 months from 2018 to 2019, confirms for the first time the locations of the deepest points of Indian Ocean and the Southern Ocean.
The deepest point of the Indian Ocean is at 7,187 metres, within the Java Trench, just off the coast of Indonesia, the data reveals, while the deepest point of the Southern Ocean has a depth of 7,432 metres, within the South Sandwich Trench.
Nightmare Fuel: Shark With A ‘Human Face’
The fisherman who caught the creature told the
Daily Mail that his house has been filled with people who want to see the shark. He has also received offers from people to buy it from him, but he thinks that the shark might bring him good look and he wants to preserve it instead of selling it.
Recently, the Indian Ocean has been a hot (water)bed of strange discoveries. In 2019, a bizarre jellyfish-like creature was found in the Java Trench which is believed to be the deepest point in the Indian Ocean.
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Exploring the Indian Ocean as a rich archive of history – above and below the water line | Isabel Hofmeyr and Charne Lavery
Saturday 19 December 2020
June 7, 2020 - Updated December 6, 2020
On many beaches around the Indian Ocean, keen observers may spot bits of broken pottery. Washed smooth by the ocean, these shards are in all likelihood hundreds of years old, from centres of ceramic production like the Middle Eastern Abbasid caliphate and the Chinese Ming dynasty.
Originally destined for Indian Ocean port cities, this pottery would have been purchased by merchant elites accustomed to eating off fine plates. These traders formed part of vast commercial networks that crisscrossed the Indian Ocean arena and beyond, from East Africa to Indonesia, the Middle East and China.
10 Offbeat Stories You Might Have Missed This Week (5/18/19)
Another week has passed, which means that it is time, once again, to look at some of the bizarre stories that made the headlines recently. If you want to read up on last week’s list, click here.
This week, we have two stories on mysterious texts and ciphers. One is carved into a rock in France, while the other one is considered a Holy Grail of cryptography. Another mystery would be who keeps drawing penises on the sports fields of Melbourne.
There is also a secret chamber in Rome, a brewery in the United States, and a Danish politician with a unique strategy to reach his constituents.
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