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Galathea Deep

American  
[gal-uh-thee-uh deep, gal-uh-thee-uh, -tee-uh, -tee-uh] / ˈgæl əˌθi ə ˈdip, ˌgæl əˈθi ə, -ˈti ə, -ˌti ə /

noun

  1. Emden Deep.


Etymology

Origin of Galathea Deep

First recorded in 1950–55; named after the Danish ship Galathea, which thoroughly explored the area in the second Galathea expedition (1951)

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