[Grammar] far away from land where the sea is deepest

[kadioguy]

out to sea
​far away from land where the sea is deepest

She fell overboard and was swept out to sea.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sea?q=sea
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I am wondering which noun "where" modifies.

Can I take it to mean:

(Out to a place) ​far away from land where the sea is deepest.

Here, "where" modifies "a place".

What do you think?

 

[GoesStation]

Where refers to the preceding noun phrase far away from land.

 

[teechar]

Can I take it to mean:

(Out to a place) ​far away from land where the sea is deepest.

Here, "where" modifies "a place".

What do you think?

Yes, that makes sense.

 

[jutfrank]

Where refers to the preceding noun phrase far away from land.

That's not a noun phrase, it's an adjective phrase.

I think kadioguy's way of understanding is sound.