Submitted by rhinotomus t3_y23ytd in askscience
brunswick t1_isahr46 wrote
Reply to comment by Chlorophilia in Does the salinity of ocean water increase as depth increases? by rhinotomus
To add onto this about the pressures that exist in the ocean, pressure at any given depth is equal to the density of water * g * h. Let's say we have a water column consisting exclusively of pretty dense water with a density of 1029 kg/m^3. To get 1GPa, the ocean would have to be 99 km deep which is far far deeper than the deepest part of the ocean.
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