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World's Deepest Artificial Borehole
The Kola Superdeep Borehole is the deepest artificial borehole ever created, reaching a maximum depth of 12,262 metres.
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12,262metres
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- Location
- , Russia
- Start date
- 1989
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Overview
Archive NoteThe Kola Superdeep Borehole was a scientific drilling project.
The borehole reached its maximum depth in 1989.
Record history
1 Milestones12,262 metres
Kola Peninsula, Russia
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