Bahía de Campeche at a glance
- 921 maverage depth
- 497 mmedian depth
- 3,270 mmaximum depth
- 158,329 km²water area
Bahía de Campeche is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 158,329 km² of water, with an average depth of about 921 m (the middle value is 497 m) and a maximum of 3,270 m, found at 20.88° N, 94.63° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Bahía de Campeche?
The bar splits the Bahía de Campeche's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 45.4%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 13.9%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 40.7%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Sigsbee Deep (456 km), Middle America Trench (690 km), Mississippi Canyon (980 km), Cayman Trough (1,246 km).
The Bahía de Campeche if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Bahía de Campeche's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 9,173 km² | 5.8% |
| 20 m | 28,211 km² | 17.8% |
| 50 m | 53,412 km² | 33.7% |
| 80 m | 60,783 km² | 38.4% |
| 120 m | 66,551 km² | 42% |
| 200 m | 71,852 km² | 45.4% |
| 500 m | 79,256 km² | 50.1% |
| 1,000 m | 93,869 km² | 59.3% |
| 2,000 m | 127,273 km² | 80.4% |
| 3,000 m | 154,067 km² | 97.3% |
| 4,000 m | 158,329 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 158,329 km² | 100% |
A simple bathtub model: it lowers the sea everywhere by the same amount and does not simulate how water would really drain.
Nearby seas
- Gulf of Mexico average depth about 1,583 m
- Golfo de California average depth about 783 m
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
- Sargasso Sea average depth about 5,394 m
- Salish Sea average depth about 130 m
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence average depth about 163 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Bahía de Campeche?
On average about 921 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 497 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 3,270 m, at 20.88° N, 94.63° W.
How big is the Bahía de Campeche?
About 158,329 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Bahía de Campeche would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 9,173 km² (5.8%) of its water would be land. At 6,000 m lower, 100% would be. This is a simple bathtub model that lowers the sea evenly everywhere.
Data: depths from the GEBCO_2026 grid, statistics worked out inside the Natural Earth outline of the bay. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.