![]() And finally, the deepest reaches of the ocean are found at the bottom of precipitous trenches. Travel deeper and you will find the abyssopelagic zone-the abyss. Animals create their own bioluminescent light and, if they haven’t lost them, have highly light-sensitive eyes to see the light produced by other animals. You can’t dive to the deep ocean on your own, of course, but scientists have a variety of sophisticated technologies to explore this vast frontier.īeginning with the bathypelagic zone, the ocean is completely void of light from the sun, moon and stars. Despite these harsh conditions, there is life-an astounding variety of creatures that will boggle your mind. The further we dive down from the surface, the less new food is available, making the fight to survive that much more challenging. At this depth, we’ve reached the average depth of the deep-sea floor, a place that may start to get a little muddy. By 13,000 feet (4,000 meters), the temperature hovers just below the temperature of your refridgerator. Any light still filtering down has diminished to appear completely black, leaving only animals and bacteria to produce the light found here. Dive deeper and the weight of the water above continues to accumulate to a massive crushing force. By 650 feet (200 m) all the light is gone to our eyes and the temperature has dropped dramatically. ![]() As you dive down through this vast living space you notice that light starts fading rapidly. But the deep sea remains largely unexplored. ![]() Below the ocean’s surface is a mysterious world that accounts for over 95 percent of Earth’s living space-it could hide 20 Washington Monuments stacked on top of each other. ![]()
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