Chapter 27, Problem 16RQ

To determine

The location of the deepest part of the ocean.

Answer to Problem 16RQ

The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

Explanation of Solution

$71\%$ of the Earth's surface is covered from a huge body of the salty water, which is most commonly known as the ocean. On a certain planet, there is only one global ocean that exists. But our oceanographers and the nation of the world have divided that into distinct geographic regions like as the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic ocean, Indian ocean and Arctic ocean.

The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench, which is nearly $11000\text{m}$ below sea level. It is in the Pacific Ocean and located where the plate of pacific and Philippine collide convergent.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.