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The Deepest Sea Soundings

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 20, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 20.

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The Deepest Sea Soundings

The deepest sea soundings ever made were midway between the island of Tristan d'Acunha and the mouth of the Rio de la Plata; the bottom was reached at a depth of 7,706 fathoms, equal to 46,236 feet, or 8 3/4 miles.