Does Pressure Keep the Deep Ocean From Freezing?

Pressure *can* melt ice - like, you only need 500 times atmospheric pressure to melt ice down to negative four degrees celsius. If you have 1000 times atmospheric pressure (like at the bottom of the Mariana trench), then you'll melt ice down to around negative nine celsius. But that's for fresh water. For salty sea water, things are different.

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