8,500 Feet Deep; The World's Deepest Submarine Canyon

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  • Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
  • There lies a hidden canyon deeper than the Grand Canyon just offshore of Alaska. There, the Zhemchug Canyon is submerged underwater, but encompasses a vast ravine which is up to 8,530 feet deeper than the adjacent sea floor. This is the story of how this magnificent canyon formed in the Bering Sea, and how its formation relates to the Yukon River.
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    0:00 Deeper than the Grand Canyon
    0:30 Zhemchug Canyon
    1:18 Ice Age
    1:54 Lower Sea Levels
    2:47 Turbidity Currents

КОМЕНТАРІ • 220

  • @jeddliannaldo5203
    @jeddliannaldo5203 11 днів тому +267

    Just a casual face reveal

    • @ia1n673
      @ia1n673 11 днів тому +41

      He’s shown his face a few times.

    • @BackYardScience2000
      @BackYardScience2000 11 днів тому +24

      Yeah, he's shown his face in some of his Iceland videos when he visited there.

    • @DuneJumper
      @DuneJumper 11 днів тому +6

      Chad jumpscare

    • @petuniasevan
      @petuniasevan 11 днів тому +30

      Might (not holding my breath) shut up some of those "It's an AI voice" trolls.

    • @DalHrusk
      @DalHrusk 11 днів тому +13

      AI improved recently to be able generate videos :P
      Sorry, just trolling :)
      He is a great YT creator and educator!

  • @ticksunbs4944
    @ticksunbs4944 11 днів тому +159

    wow geologyhub facecam intro :D

    • @EnlightnMe48
      @EnlightnMe48 11 днів тому +1

      I always pictured "Butthead" narrating. I'm disappointed.

    • @dustdevl1043
      @dustdevl1043 11 днів тому +1

      ​@@EnlightnMe48 Heh heh, heh heh!

  • @I.amthatrealJuan
    @I.amthatrealJuan 11 днів тому +37

    Finally that intro should stop the AI voice accusations. Good job!

  • @MrDan708
    @MrDan708 11 днів тому +42

    I think the last time we saw your visage was in Iceland at Fagradallsfjall. This time, you don't need a parka.

    • @wazaagbreak-head6039
      @wazaagbreak-head6039 11 днів тому

      If I remember right isn't geologic hub quiet a short fella

    • @staceycatron7401
      @staceycatron7401 10 днів тому

      @@wazaagbreak-head6039He’s not short. He’s as tall as an average NBA swing man (shooting guard-small forward).

  • @xwiick
    @xwiick 11 днів тому +105

    Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!
    His face was revealed years ago FYI

    • @jeddliannaldo5203
      @jeddliannaldo5203 11 днів тому +6

      @@xwiick yeahhh on the q&a video, then on the iceland volcano video

  • @robertfletcher3421
    @robertfletcher3421 11 днів тому +49

    Tim, nice to see you at last.

    • @RICHARD-mn3nd
      @RICHARD-mn3nd 11 днів тому +5

      First revealed when he visitted the Icelandic volcanoe all those years ago.

    • @eleidal
      @eleidal 11 днів тому +1

      I’m really happy you showed yourself. You’re special. I’m glad you did that .

    • @maurasmith-mitsky762
      @maurasmith-mitsky762 11 днів тому

      Good to see you.

  • @shadowgolem9158
    @shadowgolem9158 11 днів тому +15

    My son and I LOVE your videos! Thank you for all your hard work!

  • @sixthsenseamelia4695
    @sixthsenseamelia4695 11 днів тому +8

    👀 A rare sighting of the elusive Geologyhubici Excelcius......

  • @kenbrady119
    @kenbrady119 11 днів тому +16

    Instead of obsessing over the Titanic, shouldn't the undersea explorers be pursuing features like this?

    • @b.6603
      @b.6603 11 днів тому +9

      As long as the sea explorers are billionaires in poorly made submarines..... I encourage them to follow their dreams to the fullest extent possible 🙏

    • @soly-dp-colo6388
      @soly-dp-colo6388 11 днів тому +1

      Because the deeper you go, the more pressure there is, and submarines tend to implode...

  • @TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx
    @TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx 11 днів тому +12

    Thanks so much, Geology Hub!I first heard of the Zhemchug canyon on a video by youtuber Atlas Pro. It is truly astonishing, so it is great that you finally covered it. I hope you can cover more submarine geological features.
    It is also nice to see you again.

  • @bevinboulder5039
    @bevinboulder5039 11 днів тому +6

    Tim, it's great to see you doing the intro to this video. Very interesting subject too.

  • @user-pw6ei2mn7x
    @user-pw6ei2mn7x 11 днів тому +8

    First time seeing you. You are much younger than I expected. Thank you for the wonderful informative videos given in your beautiful modulated voice. 🍀🍀🍀

  • @curious5887
    @curious5887 11 днів тому +4

    I’m glad you did that face reveal, because there will be people who still won’t stop talking about your voice and someone will think it’s an AI, even though it’s not

  • @ianwilson1302
    @ianwilson1302 11 днів тому +3

    I absolutely Love the doubters being proven wrong. This is a geology channel not an AI channel. Geologists all talk this way to contain our excitement about the world and how the planet is structured.

  • @jacquietigar707
    @jacquietigar707 11 днів тому +8

    Thanks for all your hard work ❤

  • @Baldevi
    @Baldevi 11 днів тому +10

    I loved visiting Moss Landing [shown early in the video] and we even once were allowed to ur the MBARI Research vessel, which is docked there. [Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute]
    My Ex-Husband and I saw creatures from deep in the offshore trench [can't remember which trench] that were being kept alive by holding them in highly pressurized tanks. Seeing these animals live is something else! I am still grateful that the security guard/researcher so kindly snuck us aboard as he did, since the vessel and crew were having a day off.
    I love learning about these undersea canyons, how vast and deep they are, and imagining the animals and other sealife hidden there, as yet unknown to humankind.
    And I think we all appreciated your face reveal, how eager and kindly your expression was; you seemed happy to share this information with us, and we are happy to receive!

  • @Orchids.and.Endlers
    @Orchids.and.Endlers 11 днів тому +10

    Love your content 👍

  • @maryfreeman3341
    @maryfreeman3341 11 днів тому +3

    Thank you so much for this accessible lesson about a geological feature I had not heard of. I enjoy geology because of the lessons you have been providing me in bite sized amounts. Thank you so much.

  • @Gizathecat2
    @Gizathecat2 11 днів тому +4

    Hallo Tim! Nice to see you!🙂

  • @StuffandThings_
    @StuffandThings_ 11 днів тому +3

    It freaks me out just how _big_ some of Earth's hidden features are. Whether its massive submarine structures or stuff hidden deep below the crust, its amazing to think of everything that exists on the planet that we never interact with.

  • @emom358
    @emom358 11 днів тому +7

    Excellent video thanks

  • @leyvarecio3699
    @leyvarecio3699 11 днів тому +5

    That is cool i heard that turbidity currents can break underwater cables

  • @ruthnovena40
    @ruthnovena40 11 днів тому +9

    Thank you. that was so interesting.

  • @scillyautomatic
    @scillyautomatic 11 днів тому +16

    No! Give us a warning! After listening for so long, I have an image in my head of the narrator. Now it is shattered. (I've tried to ignore the other brief clips) It's like seeing Click and Clack after years of listening to Car Talk.

    • @R6AAO
      @R6AAO 11 днів тому +3

      You got catfished 😂 like meeting the girl you've been talking to online just to find out it was a man all along.. 😂😂

  • @scillyautomatic
    @scillyautomatic 11 днів тому +8

    Very cool story, btw! Keep 'em coming!

  • @bryonmichaeldonner4270
    @bryonmichaeldonner4270 11 днів тому +9

    Awesome

  • @heatherdeavalon
    @heatherdeavalon 11 днів тому +3

    Earth is amazing!

  • @rawnchydeard4669
    @rawnchydeard4669 11 днів тому +2

    When the voice matches the face in my head. Nice, man. Keep up the good work. I love your content!

  • @davidsummersong162
    @davidsummersong162 11 днів тому +7

    Years ago, I read that Yale University suggested that there was an extinct volcano in CENTRAL New Hampshire. Does this actually exist? Thank you for the brilliant videos that you produce that inform us or of things we would never know!

    • @Dragrath1
      @Dragrath1 11 днів тому +2

      Yes the white mountain batholith within the white mountain igneous province are the remains of magmatic plumbing of ancient volcanoes produced when the New England hotspot passed through North America during the Cretaceous. Note that only the igneous dikes and batholiths that fed these volcanoes remain with the composition ranging from syenite to granite the intrusive counterparts of trachyte and rhyolite respectively so extremely siliceous volcanism perhaps somewhat similar to Yellowstone today.

  • @susiesue3141
    @susiesue3141 11 днів тому +3

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @loramoore2714
    @loramoore2714 11 днів тому +3

    Great to put a face to the voice…always interested in what you offer…thankyo🌀♥️

  • @itsDolphincat
    @itsDolphincat 11 днів тому +7

    The AI allegation bros are in shambles

  • @just_kos99
    @just_kos99 11 днів тому +3

    I did a search to see if you've done anything on Hell's Canyon, and if YT can be trusted it looks like you haven't. Since you mentioned the Grand Canyon in this video, it made me think of Hell's Canyon. Also, there're a lot of turbidites off the Juan de Fuca plate boundary that confirms the megaquakes that have happened there, so it was cool you mentioned the "turbidity currents" off this Alaskan submarine canyon!

  • @wildedog3967
    @wildedog3967 11 днів тому +5

    And now I know ! Thanks .

  • @houndjog
    @houndjog 11 днів тому +4

    Thank you and glad to see your picture!

  • @markstott6689
    @markstott6689 11 днів тому +4

    It's been rather nice to see the face behind the voice. Especially as usually you're stood near a volcano on Iceland, it's mizzling, and your hood is hiding most of your head.
    I hope that this is a new trend?
    It's stories like this that make me wish that I could go back in time to witness the geological changes. The area that I'd most like to visit is Doggerland before the sea came.
    😊❤😊

  • @rainydaylady6596
    @rainydaylady6596 11 днів тому +2

    Good to see you without a volcano erupting behind you. This was an interesting video. I enjoy hearing and seeing our world's geology. Thank you. 🙂🖖💕

  • @toughenupfluffy7294
    @toughenupfluffy7294 11 днів тому +1

    Class act, this is one of my favorite geology channels.

  • @stvrob6320
    @stvrob6320 10 днів тому +1

    Such canyons and undersea "rivers" are being mapped all over the world lately. They are much more extensive than was once imagined.

  • @silverXnoise
    @silverXnoise 11 днів тому +3

    Looking good fella. Keep up the good work.

  • @25scigirl
    @25scigirl 11 днів тому +3

    Interesting video and thank you for an up-close of your face. Speaking of deep submarine canyons, I thought that you may want to do a video featuring some underwater seamounts such as West Mata submarine volcano in the Mariana trench, the Monowai volcano in the Tonga-Kermadec Arc, and the New England Seamounts which are off the coast of the Eastern seaboard.
    I look forward to seeing these volcanoes in a future video.

  • @azopalinc
    @azopalinc 11 днів тому +1

    I’d like to see more of these underwater oddities featured. Thanks!

  • @sirskidney7998
    @sirskidney7998 11 днів тому +1

    Awesome work GH. Thanks so much for a constant stream of high quality factual videos. Great to get a bit more of a glimpse of you. Thank you 🙏

  • @karamia1392
    @karamia1392 11 днів тому +3

    Check out the undersea Perth Canyon … might even be a bit bigger than the GC.

  • @tthappyrock368
    @tthappyrock368 11 днів тому +1

    Good to see you! I had no idea about this canyon! Thank you so much for all of your work in putting out your great videos!

  • @asf130thecompany7
    @asf130thecompany7 11 днів тому +4

    Facecam reveal though he showed his face when he went to Iceland ;)

  • @laughingoutloud5742
    @laughingoutloud5742 11 днів тому +2

    Hello! Thanks for always educating me

  • @marcmarc172
    @marcmarc172 11 днів тому +1

    More!!! This is so good! I wish it was 15 mins long imo

  • @magellanicspaceclouds
    @magellanicspaceclouds 10 днів тому

    Amazing. Never imagined a river valley that continues under the ocean. 🤯

  • @John-eq8cu
    @John-eq8cu 11 днів тому

    Wow that is amazing. I thought that these underwater canyons were carved when the sea level was low, but in this case, you showed how the canyons were carved underwater from the top of the shelf.

  • @albertconstantine5432
    @albertconstantine5432 9 днів тому

    Apart form continuing a very, very long unbroken stream of valuable and appreciated content in podcast episodes, it was welcome to have a face to match the voice. My respect can feel a little more directed now! Thank you for the work you do.

  • @medea27
    @medea27 10 днів тому

    Love learning about underwater geological & ecological processes! 👍

  • @karennorris7880
    @karennorris7880 10 днів тому +1

    I love your channel! Thank you!

  • @serendipitousprincess6142
    @serendipitousprincess6142 11 днів тому +1

    Very interesting. Thank you! 😊

  • @DJDouglasWarden
    @DJDouglasWarden 11 днів тому +1

    Awesome thank you!

  • @PlayNowWorkLater
    @PlayNowWorkLater 11 днів тому +1

    Nice to see you sir!

  • @obalasmora4192
    @obalasmora4192 10 днів тому +1

    Nice to meet you!!!

  • @MegaMike7
    @MegaMike7 11 днів тому

    Fascinating!

  • @tomolson1320
    @tomolson1320 11 днів тому +2

    You finally show your face! Grand Canyon is my backyard! I do fossil research in that Canyon!

  • @maurasmith-mitsky762
    @maurasmith-mitsky762 11 днів тому +1

    That’s very interesting. Continental shelf. Continental slope. Abyssal plain. I don’t deal with these topics so often.

  • @tunhguoDyhctI
    @tunhguoDyhctI 11 днів тому +1

    Bill Nighy vibes. Love it

  • @Posttrip
    @Posttrip 11 днів тому

    Thank you for also including Imperial measurements in some of your narrations. It just makes everything you point out relatable.

  • @revelgirl1742
    @revelgirl1742 10 днів тому

    Fascinating, add this one to one of my fave videos 👀🤩🤩🤩

  • @stormdennis9042
    @stormdennis9042 9 днів тому

    My favourite underwater canyon has to be the one just off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal - primarily because of the amazing waves it helps create.

  • @guitarmark40
    @guitarmark40 11 днів тому +1

    There you are. Nice to see the face with the voice. 👍

  • @pieordi
    @pieordi 11 днів тому +2

    Thanks for the reveal I've always wondered if you were AI or just a very well spoken individual

  • @crystalhilliard9656
    @crystalhilliard9656 11 днів тому +1

    Hi sweetheart, so nice to see YOU again. Here I thought I knew the answer...the Marieana trench . This was excellently done. We learn new things everyday just packing in knowledge. You are 1 intelligent young man. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! ty for your time, energy and effort! Much love from your fav lil ole disabled woman in nc.

  • @PunaSquirrel
    @PunaSquirrel 11 днів тому +1

    Da man behind da voice🤙🏼
    Aloha from Pahoa Hawai'i🤙🏼

  • @paulmicks7097
    @paulmicks7097 10 днів тому

    Kool , the man behind the knowledge 😊

  • @RANDYandJHERI
    @RANDYandJHERI 11 днів тому +1

    My man! Good to see your face!

  • @user-vb3mp1he7u
    @user-vb3mp1he7u 11 днів тому +1

    Nice to see you dear

  • @markpinther9296
    @markpinther9296 11 днів тому +2

    haha His voice and face are real folks. Just giving you a hard time ghub. Always enjoy your content and you are my goto for anything geological.
    Interesting theory about the formation of that canyon. It’s also the same theory that is used to prove the existence of the 9.0 earthquakes off the coast of the state of Washington. Where the two plates meet. Turbidity.. small landslides but these were under water already.

  • @W7ENK
    @W7ENK 11 днів тому +4

    Wait... But Mariana Trench is 10,908 m (35,787 ft) deep. 🤔

    • @Dragrath1
      @Dragrath1 11 днів тому +10

      That is an ocean trench not a canyon trenches are where one plate sinks down into the mantle so its a different process of formation. Canyons are erosional features.

    • @thomasgoodwin2648
      @thomasgoodwin2648 11 днів тому +7

      @Dragrath1 Thanks for explanation. I ♥ the community here. Exchange of knowledge without the usual bulltrollery.

  • @SkibidiWar_2023
    @SkibidiWar_2023 11 днів тому

    Ty for dace revesl ❤

  • @JanetClancey
    @JanetClancey 11 днів тому +1

    Nice to meet the face behind the voice

  • @rickkearn7100
    @rickkearn7100 11 днів тому +1

    You have no peers, GH!

  • @carltauber2939
    @carltauber2939 11 днів тому +2

    Not as large or as deep, but closer to home, perhaps you other subscribers would share my interest in hearing what you have to say about the Hudson Canyon.

    • @b.a.erlebacher1139
      @b.a.erlebacher1139 11 днів тому +2

      At one time the Great Lakes drained through the Hudson River because the St. Lawrence was still blocked by the continental ice sheet. With the ice sheet melting, the amount of water draining through the Hudson must have been immense.

  • @Lisssssard
    @Lisssssard 11 днів тому +1

    There you are, cutie!! I so appreciate you and your wonderful channel 😍❤️🥰

  • @zyrians
    @zyrians 11 днів тому +3

    What about Weber deep? The deepest point in the ocean that is not in a trench.

  • @jantjarks7946
    @jantjarks7946 11 днів тому +1

    It reminds me of the largest waterfall on earth, which too is hidden from sight.

  • @neilrusling-je6zo
    @neilrusling-je6zo 11 днів тому

    I spotted that Anton seamount a while ago while perusing maps, turns out its an old volcano, but it does look stunning...now we just need someone to remove a couple of miles of water so we can get a real good view of it.

  • @steven_ewen
    @steven_ewen 11 днів тому

    Wow

  • @JS-yj7ow
    @JS-yj7ow 11 днів тому +2

    Nice occasionally putting a face to the voice
    Oh, and typically interesting content too.

  • @phonehenge
    @phonehenge 9 днів тому

    Your channel is the greatest. Thank you!
    I wonder how long it will take us to stop the planet from warming.

  • @MSjackiesaunders
    @MSjackiesaunders 11 днів тому

    Wow, this is fascinating! I know you probably have already covered the Marianas Trench, but could you update and reissue?

  • @ticksunbs4944
    @ticksunbs4944 11 днів тому +1

    this reminded me of a video by atlas pro which talks about canyons

  • @icollectstories5702
    @icollectstories5702 11 днів тому

    If this was the effluent from the Yukon, there should be a plunge pool in the canyon. Anyone else wanna go gold diggin'?

  • @kittty2005
    @kittty2005 11 днів тому +1

    Thank you. You truly are beautiful as David was,omg.

  • @tigertiger1699
    @tigertiger1699 11 днів тому +2

    🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Marcus-ki1en
    @Marcus-ki1en 11 днів тому +1

    How about the Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon? 2.5 Miles deep (4 km)! My front yard.

  • @bradlevantis913
    @bradlevantis913 3 дні тому

    That’s what I was thinking too

  • @davidford3115
    @davidford3115 11 днів тому

    If you are going to do a series on canyons, might I suggest both Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado and King's Canyon in California?
    Also, are the deep oceanic trenches/convergence boundaries steep sided like a canyon or how are the structurally different?

  • @Lucifer-qt9gh
    @Lucifer-qt9gh 11 днів тому +2

    Whoa..voice does not check out lol. Hello there glad you arent some boutique AI narration lol..very unique voice sir...NPR radio would snap you up in a second lol

  • @richardknapp570
    @richardknapp570 11 днів тому

    I think 'infamous' isn't the word you really wanted to describe the Grand Canyon. Otherwise, outstanding presentation and information.

  • @tristanmelling410
    @tristanmelling410 11 днів тому

    Oh, what about the Kermadec Trench and associated subduction related seamounts?

  • @KbIMbIFbIMPA
    @KbIMbIFbIMPA 11 днів тому +3

    Fun fact: "zhemchug" is russian for "pearls"

    • @jfranklin9549
      @jfranklin9549 10 днів тому

      Zhemchug sounds like the icky side of pearls.

  • @ibeatyoutubecircumventingy6344
    @ibeatyoutubecircumventingy6344 11 днів тому

    that looks an awful lot like a River Canyon we have similar Topography undersea off of Fremantle Harbor where the Swan River enters the sea but if you lower that sea level back to full ice age periods! is a map or aerial photo or something that while not so fantastically deep gives a good reason and accurate equivalent for the depths of the Ocean a wee bit back in Time when we had Glaciers Everywhere and everyone was huddled in the equatorial regions working on their Tans!

  • @pa5287
    @pa5287 11 днів тому

    interesting

  • @yoshshmenge294
    @yoshshmenge294 10 днів тому

    Until now I wasn’t sure if the voice was computer or real. Now I can put a face to the voice.

  • @timc7312
    @timc7312 7 днів тому

    I thought those canyons on the continental shelves were started from icebergs and then huge rivers afterwards