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**Title:** Exploring the Mariana Trench, the World's Deepest Point
**Key Points:**
1. **Location & Depth:** Mariana Trench, a pit in the Pacific Ocean, is the world's deepest point, measuring approximately 11,000 meters (36,000 ft) below sea level.
2. **Discovery & Exploration:**
* Discovered in the 19th century using rope and weight measurements.
* First manned dive in 1960 by two people in the Trieste submarine.
* Only three manned dives have been made since: the first two, James Cameron in 2012, and Victor Vescovo in 2019 (becoming the 4th person to reach the bottom).
3. **Conditions:**
* Extreme pressure (over 1,000 times that of the surface).
* Near-freezing temperatures.
4. **Findings:**
* Limited life forms at certain depths, including small fish and shrimp.
* Presence of plastic waste and radioactive carbon-14 from WWII bomb tests.
5. **Environmental Awareness:**
* The video highlights the impact of human activities on the environment, even in the deepest parts of the ocean.
* Encourages viewers to reduce plastic use and participate in environmental awareness campaigns.
6. **Call to Action:**
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Here are the key facts extracted from the text, numbered and in short sentences:
**Mariana Trench Discovery and Depth**
1. The Mariana Trench is the world's deepest point, located in the Pacific Ocean near Guam Island.
2. The trench was first discovered in the 19th century using a rope and weight method.
3. Initial depth measurements estimated around 5 kilometers, later found to be incorrect.
4. With the development of sonar technology, the exact depth was measured at approximately 11 kilometers (10,994 meters).
**First Expeditions and Challenges**
5. The first successful dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench occurred on January 23, 1960.
6. The dive was made possible by the submarine Trieste, which took 5 hours to reach the bottom.
7. Only two people were on board during this historic dive.
8. The pressure at the bottom is over 1,000 times greater than at sea level.
**Subsequent Visits and Findings**
9. James Cameron became the first person to make a solo dive to the Mariana Trench in 2012.
10. Cameron's dive was part of the "Challenger Deep" expedition.
11. As of the video's release, only four people have visited the Mariana Trench's lowest point.
12. Victor Vescovo, an American undersea explorer, was the fourth person to reach the bottom.
13. Recent dives have found plastic waste, including bags and candy packages, at the bottom of the trench.
14. Some life forms, such as small fish and shrimp, exist at depths of around 8 kilometers, enduring immense pressure.
**Environmental Awareness**
15. Radioactive carbon-14 has been detected in creatures from the trench, attributed to WWII bomb tests.
16. Plastic particles are found in the stomachs of 90% of sea birds.
17. It takes approximately 450 years for a plastic bottle to decompose in nature.
18. Only 9 out of 100 plastic bottles are recycled.