Baía de Marajó at a glance
- 16 maverage depth
- 16 mmedian depth
- 312 mmaximum depth
- 5,751 km²water area
Baía de Marajó is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 5,751 km² of water, with an average depth of about 16 m (the middle value is 16 m) and a maximum of 312 m, found at 1.91° S, 49.34° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Baía de Marajó?
The bar splits the Baía de Marajó's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 99.9%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 0.1%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 0%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Amazon Canyon (588 km), Canopus Bank (1,224 km), Guiana Basin (1,294 km), Fifteen-Twenty Fracture Zone (1,953 km).
The Baía de Marajó if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Baía de Marajó's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 1,374 km² | 23.9% |
| 20 m | 4,117 km² | 71.6% |
| 50 m | 5,662 km² | 98.4% |
| 80 m | 5,717 km² | 99.4% |
| 120 m | 5,738 km² | 99.8% |
| 200 m | 5,748 km² | 99.9% |
| 500 m | 5,751 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 5,751 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 5,751 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 5,751 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 5,751 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 5,751 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
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
- Sargasso Sea average depth about 5,394 m
- Gulf of Mexico average depth about 1,583 m
- Bahía de Campeche average depth about 921 m
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence average depth about 163 m
- Gulf of Guinea average depth about 2,882 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Baía de Marajó?
On average about 16 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 16 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 312 m, at 1.91° S, 49.34° W.
How big is the Baía de Marajó?
About 5,751 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Baía de Marajó would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 1,374 km² (23.9%) 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.