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Tonga's Pit: the Deep Underwater Concealing Secrets in the Pacific · Global Voices

Summary by Billiken
The Tongan Pit extends along the South Pacific Ocean, near the Tongan Archipelago, in Oceania. More than 1,300 kilometers in length, it is an underwater abyss that arouses fascination in geographers, biologists and explorers. Its deepest point reaches 10,882 meters, making it the second deepest pit in the world, only surpassed by the Marianas pit. To get an idea of its magnitude, if Mount Everest were to be placed within it, it would still be co…
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The Tongan Pit extends along the South Pacific Ocean, near the Tongan Archipelago, in Oceania. More than 1,300 kilometers in length, it is an underwater abyss that arouses fascination in geographers, biologists and explorers. Its deepest point reaches 10,882 meters, making it the second deepest pit in the world, only surpassed by the Marianas pit. To get an idea of its magnitude, if Mount Everest were to be placed within it, it would still be co…

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Billiken broke the news in on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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