The wreck of the Titanic lies approximately 12,500 feet (3,810 meters or about 2.4 miles) beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. This depth places the Titanic in the "midnight zone" of the ocean, where there is complete darkness and immense pressure, over 5,000 pounds per square inch (about 400 atmospheres). The extreme depth made the discovery and exploration challenging, with the wreck located about 325 nautical miles south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland.
This depth is roughly equivalent to stacking about eight or nine Empire State Buildings on top of each other, underscoring how deep the Titanic rests on the ocean floor.
