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The Bentley Sub-glacial Trench is a vast oceanic trench
Oceanic trench

The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean floor....
 in Antarctica
Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean....
, 80°S, 115°W. At 2,555 meters (8,327 ft) below sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
, it is the lowest point on the surface of the earth not covered by ocean, although it is covered by ice. Most people do not count it as the lowest point on land, since the ice makes it essentially subterranean.






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Antarctica
The Bentley Sub-glacial Trench is a vast oceanic trench
Oceanic trench

The oceanic trenches are hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean floor....
 in Antarctica
Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, overlying the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctica of the southern hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean....
, 80°S, 115°W. At 2,555 meters (8,327 ft) below sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
, it is the lowest point on the surface of the earth not covered by ocean, although it is covered by ice. Most people do not count it as the lowest point on land, since the ice makes it essentially subterranean. Also, if the ice melted, the area would be under water. The trench's size is similar to that of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
.This is the lowest trench below sea level in Antartica.

The trench is named after Charles Bentley
Charles Bentley

Charles Bentley is an United States glaciologist and geophysicist. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mount Bentley and the Bentley Subglacial Trench in Antarctica are named after him....
 in 1961, who was the geophysicist and led the scientific expedition in Antarctica in 1957-58 that led to its discovery.

See also

  • Extreme points of Antarctica
    Extreme points of Antarctica

    * The tallest Mountain in Antarctica is Vinson Massif rising 4,892 meters above sea level.* The lowest point in Antarctica is within the Bentley Subglacial Trench, which reaches 2,555 meters below sea level....
  • Extreme points of the world
    Extreme points of the world

    This is a list of lists of extreme points of Earth, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other locations on the landmasses, continents or country....