The video explores the deepest points on Earth, which can be measured in different ways. The lowest naturally occurring exposed point on dry land is the shores of the Dead Sea, which is 432.65 meters below sea level. The deepest cave is the Veryovkina Cave in Abkhazia, which reaches a depth of 2,212 meters. The deepest canyon is the Denman Canyon in Antarctica, which is 3,500 meters below sea level. However, the deepest point on Earth is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, which has a depth of approximately 10,920 meters.
But the video also reveals that humans have drilled even deeper into the Earth's crust. The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia is the deepest hole ever drilled, reaching a depth of 12,262 meters. This is over 10% deeper than the Challenger Deep and is considered the deepest point on Earth ever reached.
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1. The lowest naturally occurring exposed point on dry land is the shores of the Dead Sea.
2. The Dead Sea is located 80 kilometers away from the Mediterranean Sea.
3. The Dead Sea is situated between Israel, Palestine's West Bank, and Jordan.
4. The Dead Sea has an elevation of 432.65 meters or 1419 feet below sea level.
5. The Dead Sea surface level is dropping by more than one meter or three feet each year.
6. The Krubera cave in Abkhazia is one of the four deepest caves on Earth.
7. The Krubera cave stretches down to 2198 meters or 7208 feet beneath the surface.
8. The Veryovkina cave in Abkhazia is the lowest naturally occurring point underground, plunging down to a depth of 2212 meters or 7257 feet.
9. The Denman Canyon in Eastern Antarctica is a natural wonder that plummets to a depth of 3500 meters or 11,500 feet below sea level.
10. The Denman Canyon is covered by an enormous glacier and is currently unvisitable.
11. The Mponeng gold mine in South Africa is the world's deepest mine, sitting at a depth of 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles below the surface.
12. The mine is expanding to a depth of 4.27 kilometers or 2.65 miles.
13. The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in the ocean, with a maximum depth of 10,920 meters or 35,827 feet.
14. The Challenger Deep is the lowest point in the Mariana Trench, with a depth of 10,920 meters or 35,827 feet.
15. The Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia is the deepest man-made hole, reaching a depth of 12,262 meters or 40,230 feet.
16. The project was abandoned in the early 1990s due to high temperatures and funding issues.
17. The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest point on Earth ever reached.