Eli5: Can someone please explain to me the ocean floor terrain? Is the titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean? Because I thought the ocean floor is deeper and extends beyond that depth. Please be as detailed as possible.

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Eli5: Can someone please explain to me the ocean floor terrain? Is the titanic at the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean? Because I thought the ocean floor is deeper and extends beyond that depth. Please be as detailed as possible.

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The ocean has topography just like land does. There are some parts that are very deep, some that are relatively shallow. There are ‘trenches’ that are extremely deep.

Some cool graphics are here:

https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-floor-features

specifically for the titanic:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/map-where-did-the-titanic-sink-wreckage-location-depth-missing-submarine/#textHow20deep20is20the20Titanicimages20of20the20ship20before