Updated September 12, 2022 26.9K votes 5.8K voters 329.0K views
Over 5.8K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Creepiest Places In The Ocean
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Vote up the undersea locales that creep you out the most.
Only about 10% of the seafloor has been explored, but even still, our limited research has shown us one thing for sure: there are some bone-chillingly creepy things in the oceans. From natural (but terrifying) formations and trenches to shipwrecks and weird creatures, there's some stuff lurking down there that should probably just be left alone.
The creepiest places under the sea are hands-down more unsettling than any creepy place on land because we simply don't know nearly as much about the ocean as we do about the surface. The deepest part of the ocean, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, is seven miles below the surface - a mile and a half deeper than Mount Everest is tall. Who knows what you might find down there? Seriously, there could be real-life sea monsters.
Diving into these weird under the sea places would feel like entering a sci-fi world or even a horror movie. These places are where people come face to face with terror, perils, and even death. Even a glimpse of some of these creepy places in the ocean is enough to induce a sense of dread. Let’s dive in anyway, shall we?
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The Mariana Trench Is the Deepest Point on Earth and We Have No Idea What All Is Down There
The Mariana Trench contains the deepest known point on our planet. Only three people have been to the bottom of Mariana Trench’s deepest point, the Challenger Deep, which is 6.83 miles (10.99 kilometers) deep.
It's pitch black down there, the water pressure is enough to kill you, and oh yeah, there are hydrothermal vents that blow out water hot enough to melt the flesh from your body, so it's kind of hard to blame explorers for being trepidatious.
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The Corryvreckan Maelstrom Is a Permanent, Violent Whirlpool
While most whirlpools are harmless or temporary, the Corryvreckan Maelstrom in Scotland is in a league of its own. Not only is it a permanent vortex, it’s also remarkably powerful, mighty enough to be dubbed the third strongest in the world. The hazard presented by this phenomenon depends on mother nature’s mood.
With a strong wind and current, the maelstrom can produce standing waves of 15 feet high. You don’t want to be around when it happens.
You don’t even have to dive into this dark blue circle off the coast of Belize City to experience its creepiness. The color of this natural phenomenon comes from its depth: at 407 feet (124 m) deep, the hole is a one-of-a-kind diving attraction with unique organisms, including some species of sharks like nurse sharks and bull sharks.
The Chuuk Lagoon, Japan’s main military base in the South Pacific during WWII, is beautiful outside but so creepy inside. Under the water there are hundreds of aircraft and warships that were sunk in attacks, drowning with them hundreds more ill-fated soldiers.
The frightening sight of ruined ships and planes along with human skulls greets those who have the nerve to visit.
The Devil’s Sea is called the Bermuda Triangle of the Pacific, and it's not difficult to understand why: this area off the coast of Tokyo is also known for strange disappearances and shipwrecks, including the MV Derbyshire, the biggest ship ever lost at sea. It was twice the size of the Titanic.
The ancient Chinese believed that there was a huge dragon that lived under the sea, pulling down ships and planes and munching them for its sinister feasts. Some people have reported seeing ghost ships sailing in the area.
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The Bermuda Triangle Causes Mysterious Disappearances
This area, stretching between Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda, is one of the biggest mysteries in history. For centuries, many ships and planes that have sailed or flown over the triangular area have vanished without a trace. Some people even attributed the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to this phenomenon.
Many popular theories to explain this oceanic area that has devoured thousands of victims include geomagnetic anomalies, mighty tidal waves, Atlantis, even extraterrestrial existence. It gets worse: several authors kept extending the area beyond the known boundary because similar incidents have happened nearby.
