The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. The ship went down approximately 370 to 400 nautical miles (about 640 kilometers) south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The precise coordinates of the sinking are roughly 41°43′32″N latitude and 49°56′49″W longitude
. The wreck lies about 12,500 to 13,000 feet (approximately 3,800 to 4,000 meters) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship broke into two main pieces-the bow and the stern-lying about 1,970 to 2,600 feet apart on the ocean floor
. This location is in an area known as "Iceberg Alley," a region where icebergs from Greenland frequently drift in spring and summer, contributing to the disaster
. The wreck was discovered in 1985 by a joint French-American expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel
