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hadal

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ha·dal  (hdl)
adj.
Of or relating to the deepest regions of the ocean, below about 6,000 meters (20,000 feet).

[French, from Hadès, Hades, from Greek Haids; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

hadal [ˈheɪdəl]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of, relating to, or constituting the zones of the oceans deeper than abyssal: below about 6000 metres (18 000 ft.)
[from French, from Hadés Hades]

hadal  (hdl)
Relating to the deepest regions of the ocean, below about 6,000 m (19,680 ft). The hadal zone mostly comprises trenches that can reach depths greater than 10,000 m (32,800 ft).
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Adj.1.hadal - relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters)


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5) HADAL ZONE: Such extreme depths are mostly found in deep-water trenches and canyons.
When asked about the safety of sending people into the hadal zone -- the Hades zone, or depths greater than 6,000 m -- Hawkes replies, "the only sure way to be safe is to be dead.
At Ariab, production was 38 percent above last quarter, with ore sourced from the Talaiderut, Hadal Auatib East and Adassedakh pits.
 
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