'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time

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'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time
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Researchers have published the most detailed map of Antarctica's frigid Southern Ocean to date, including the ocean's new deepest point, the "Factorian Deep," which sits nearly 24,400 feet below the sea surface.

Resting at a depth equivalent to about 17 Empire State Buildings stacked top to bottom, the Factorian Deep was discovered in 2019 by American explorer and entrepreneur Victor Vescovo, as part of his Five Deeps Expedition to map the deepest points of the world's five…

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