How deep is the Atlantic ocean at its deepest spot?
The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is the Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench. It is 28,232 feet deep at its deepest point. This is equivalent to 8,605 meters or 5.35 miles. The Milwaukee Deep is located at 19°35’N, 66°30’W and is 84 miles (135 km) north of the coast of Puerto Rico. The Milwaukee Deep is named for the USS Milwaukee, a U.S. Navy Omaha class cruiser, which discovered the Milwaukee Deep on February 14, 1939. The Puerto Rico Trench is at the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean where the North American continental plate meets the Caribbean Plate. The North American plate is moving west and the Caribbean plate is moving east. The North American Plate is being subducted at the eastern end of the trench. The trench is about 500 miles long and runs in an east-west orientation. It lies north of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and the eastern end of the Dominican Republic. Sources:
