Calypso Deep
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Calypso Deep is the deepest known point in the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Hellenic Trench near Greece.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deepest point
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ undersea depression ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Greek maritime zone ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| depthRanking |
deepest known point in the Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
one of the deepest points in any inland sea ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | RV Calypso ⓘ |
| environment |
aphotic zone
ⓘ
hadal-like deep-sea conditions ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
French oceanographic expeditions
ⓘ
Jacques-Yves Cousteau ⓘ |
| featureOf | Hellenic Arc ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Hellenic subduction system
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| knownSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hellenic Trench
ⓘ
Ionian Sea ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| marineZone | international waters vicinity of Greece ⓘ |
| maximumDepthFeet | about 17280 ⓘ |
| maximumDepthMetres |
about 5267
ⓘ
approximately 5270 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
RV Calypso
ⓘ
research vessel Calypso ⓘ |
| nearestCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key reference point in Mediterranean bathymetry
ⓘ
extreme depth in a relatively small sea ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenic Trench
ⓘ
Mediterranean Ridge region ⓘ |
| pressureAtBottom |
over 52 megapascals
ⓘ
over 520 atmospheres ⓘ |
| region |
south of Greece
ⓘ
southwest of Peloponnese ⓘ |
| researchUse |
study of Mediterranean deep-water circulation
ⓘ
study of subduction-related tectonics ⓘ |
| salinityContext | high-salinity deep waters of the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| seaFloorType | abyssal plain and trench floor ⓘ |
| surveyMethod |
echo sounding
ⓘ
multibeam bathymetry ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate |
Aegean Sea Plate
ⓘ
African Plate ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | semi-enclosed sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.