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Scientists think they may have finally solved the mystery of unexplained noises coming from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The eerie sounds were first heard coming from the Mariana Trench ...

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Challenger Deep, in the Mariana Trench, is the deepest point in the ocean known so far, at approximately 11 kilometres - deeper than Mount Everest is tall. The Mariana Trench is 2,500 kilometres long, ...