The wreck of British ocean liner RMS Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet (3,800 metres; 2,100 fathoms), about 325 nautical miles (600 kilometres) south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland. It lies in two main pieces about 2,000 feet (600 m) apart.

This article describes the geological features of the area of the seabed where the Titanic wreck came to rest. The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, and its wreck was discovered in 1985. The site is located south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, at a …

May 6, 2012 · When the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912, where did it sink? After the collision, the ship broke into two large pieces and eventually into many smaller pieces–creating a debris field approximately 15 square miles in size on a gently-sloping canyon on the ocean floor.

Jun 20, 2023 · On April 15, 1912, with about 2,240 people on board, it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. The massive ship broke into two parts and sank to the bottom of the ocean, killing about 1,500...

Mar 12, 2024 · The Titanic sank when it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 370 miles (600 kilometers) south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The exact coordinates where the Titanic struck the iceberg and sank are 41.726931° N, 49.948253° W.

Jun 23, 2023 · About 71% of the Earth is covered in water and the average depth is 12,080 feet — which is nearly as deep as Mount Fuji is tall, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Only 5% of...

RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that tragically sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States.It was the second time White Star Line had lost a ship on its maiden voyage, the first being the RMS Tayleur in 1854. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, approximately ...

Apr 12, 2012 · WHOI reserachers Bob Ballard, Elazar Uchupi, and William Lange created this first map of the Titanic wreck site based on images collected during two WHOI expeditions in 1985 and 1986. It was published in 1988 and was the most complete map until the new one was completed after the 2010 expedition.

The wreck of the Titanic —which was discovered on September 1, 1985—is located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, some 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) underwater. It is approximately 400 nautical miles (740 km) from Newfoundland, Canada. The …

RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean.The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) [a] on 14 April. She sank two hours and forty minutes later …