If the hydrostatic pressure at a certain depth in the ocean is 2 atm,the hydrostatic pressure will be 4 atm if you go twice as deep.

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Hydrostatic pressure increases linearly with depth, but it starts at 1 atm at the surface due to atmospheric pressure. Doubling the depth adds only the pressure due to the water column, not doubling the total pressure.

If the Hydrostatic Pressure at a Certain Depth in the Ocean