Depth of The Ocean Put into Perspective Like Never Before

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When we talk about things that are unfathomably big, we usually look outward to the Universe. But we've got something that's so mind-bogglingly big on our very own doorstep, you could take all the land above sea level, chuck it in the ocean, and it wouldn't even come close to filling it all up.

Welcome to the unknowable oceans of Earth, which take up 95 percent of the planet's living space, and could hide 20 Washington Monuments stacked on top of each other. In the RealLifeLore video below, we explore exactly what it means to have something that's 11 km (7 miles) deep.