Covering darkness, many giant carnivorous creatures, tremendous pressure… are the reasons why the deep sea floor is likened to hell on earth.
Have you ever wondered what’s under the deep ocean? Are they wonders that no one has discovered or are they giant creatures with hideous teeth that do not spare any smaller creatures?
Let’s explore the deep ocean and find for yourself the answer to the question: “Is the deep sea a hell on Earth?”
The ocean is a large body of salt water, containing salt water that forms the basic component of the hydrosphere. About 71% of the Earth’s surface area (about 361 million square kilometers) is covered by oceans. And more than half of this area is over 3,000m (9,800 ft) deep.
Not only is it very deep, but the sea area is also very large – about 103 million square miles (about 265 million square kilometers), so scientists have only discovered 5% of the mysteries in the oceans, the remaining 95% of the oceans are currently unknown. considered “hell” in human eyes.
Sunlight can only illuminate up to a distance of 200m below sea level. At greater distances, darkness seems to cover everything. Not only that, the deeper you go, the more pressure increases. All around you is black and giant creatures that can swallow you up at any time.
The pressure at the deepest point in the ocean is up to 11,318 tons/m2, equivalent to the pressure of 50 jet planes pressing on one person. The deepest part of the ocean is determined to be the Mariana Trench, located in the West of the Pacific Ocean, east of the Marina Islands, about 2,550km long – 69km wide.
The maximum depth of the trench was measured at about 10.97 km at a small gap in the southern area. This place is named the Challenger abyss (after the first survey ship in 1951).
At such a depth, many people probably think that life does not exist here. However, the truth is that scientists have just discovered a species of creature that lives at a depth of 8,000m below sea level. According to the description, this creature has wing-like fish fins and an eel-like tail – surpassing the record of the pink snail fish found in the Japan Trench, Pacific Ocean in 2011 at a depth of 7,700m.
The largemouth shark is an extremely rare and special animal in the ocean. They are 5.5 meters long and were discovered in 1976. To date, only a few people have been lucky enough to see this giant creature with their own eyes.
Few people would expect that a creature considered extinct 65 million years ago – the coelacanth – appeared in the deep sea in 1938. At that time, a marine biologist and local fishermen were off the coast. Africa has caught a flesh-and-blood coelacanth, proving that assumption wrong.
This species is a large predator, can grow up to 2 meters long, feeding on smaller species such as small sharks. They often live in deep and dark waters. Although they are rarely hunted due to their terrible smell, coelacanths are still listed on the conservation list.
The pressure at the bottom of the ocean is 1000 times higher than the surface and many species can still survive. And fish like Blob fish, Psychrolutes… are considered “superheroes” on the seabed.
Many deep-sea creatures use bioluminescence to hunt or attract prey to them. These include angler fish and viper fish – living at a depth of about 5,000m below the seabed.
Surely if you had the chance to encounter these creatures, would you be terrified – an 18m long giant squid or a 17m long sea snake wagging around you?
But the truth is that it is difficult for you to realize your dream of playing with these creatures because you cannot go to the bottom of the ocean to hang out with them?
Not only are you under great pressure, but you also risk being immersed in the heat of the volcano. Therefore, don’t miss the interesting information that scientists have discovered about the mysteries in this deep land.
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