Ultimate Depth – A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea

Australian National Maritime Museum
Thu 18 Dec '25 – Sun 09 Aug '26 (DAILY event)

Overview

Embark on a journey from the ocean's sunlit surface to its deepest, darkest depths, exploring five unique zones, each brimming with its own wonders. As you descend, watch the light fade, feel the pressure build, and discover the resilient life forms that thrive in these extreme environments. There is only one world ocean and it covers 70 per cent of the planet. Ultimate depth: a journey to the bottom of the sea, invites you to experience and…

Embark on a journey from the ocean's sunlit surface to its deepest, darkest depths, exploring five unique zones, each brimming with its own wonders. As you descend, watch the light fade, feel the pressure build, and discover the resilient life forms that thrive in these extreme environments.

There is only one world ocean and it covers 70 per cent of the planet. Ultimate depth: a journey to the bottom of the sea, invites you to experience and understand the ocean, so together it can be protected.Dive in to experience each zone, encounter extraordinary creatures, and uncover the cutting-edge technologies that unveil their secrets and reveal their hidden world.

Make your own Deep Sea Creature and release it into the Midnight Zone, and end your adventure in the deepest reaches of the ocean, the Hadal Zone, where you can investigate the Deepsea Challenger, the submersible that took James Cameron to these extreme depths in 2012.

Location

Australian National Maritime Museum

2 Murray Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

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