carnal. 1  pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual: carnal pleasures. 2  not spiritual; merely human; temporal; worldly: a man of secular, rather carnal, leanings.
Measuring the Greatest Ocean Depth. The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans. In 2010 the United States Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping measured the depth of the Challenger Deep at 10,994 meters (36,070 feet) below sea level with an estimated vertical accuracy of Â± 40 meters.
The Dead Sea is a hypersaline, or salt, lake that is over 8 times more salty than the ocean. It lies between Israel and the West Bank and Jordan. The shores of the lake are 1,378 feet (420 m) below sea level making it the lowest place on the earthâs surface. The Dead Sea is 1,247 feet (380 m) deep making it the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. The Dead Sea is 42 miles (67 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.