Cape Johnson Low

The Cape-Johnson-depth , sometimes only Johnson-depth called, is a sea depth in the western part of the Pacific Ocean (Pacific) and m with 10,497 sea depth is the second deepest part of the Philippine Trench .

Geographical location

The Cape Johnson Depth is located in the center of the Philippines Trench east of the Philippine island of Siargao between the Galathea Depth in the north and the Emden Depression in the south. It is about 11 ° north latitude and 127 ° east longitude .

Surname

The Cape Johnson Deep was named after the US ship Cape Johnson , whose crew determined the depth of the ocean floor in 1945 using an echo sounder .

Coordinates: 11 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 127 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E