The deepest hole ever drilled by humans is in Russia and is about 12 kilometres deep.
Why it is true
The Kola Superdeep Borehole, on the Kola Peninsula in Russia, was drilled between 1970 and 1989 and reached about 12,262 metres. It is the deepest point ever drilled by humanity and revealed fossil water at great depths.
Source: Nature
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