Calypso low
 
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Location of the Calypso Depression in the west of Greece |
The Calypso depth ( Greek Φρέαρ των Οινουσσών ) is a marine deep in the Mediterranean and, with 5267 m below the sea its deepest point is.
In the Ionian Basin , part of the Ionian Sea , the Calypso Deep is located southwest of the Greek Peloponnese peninsula , about 58 km west-southwest of the coastal town of Methoni at latitude 36 ° 34 'north and longitude 21 ° 08' east .
To the south of the Aegean island arc , the African continental plate slides under the Eurasian . The resulting subduction is the reason for the depth of the Mediterranean in this area.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Vittorio Barale: The European Marginal and Enclosed Seas. Page 14. In: F. Barale, M. Gade (Ed.): Remote Sensing of the European Seas. Springer 2008, pp. 3–22
Coordinates: 36 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ N , 21 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ E