Barents Sea at a glance
- 203 maverage depth
- 211 mmedian depth
- 593 mmaximum depth
- 1.4 million km²water area
Barents Sea is a sea. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 1.4 million km² of water, with an average depth of about 203 m (the middle value is 211 m) and a maximum of 593 m, found at 80.61° N, 48.21° E.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Barents Sea?
The bar splits the Barents Sea's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 46.8%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 53.2%
- 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: St. Anna Trough (417 km), Nansen Basin (491 km), Litke Deep (504 km), Karasik Seamount (693 km).
The Barents Sea if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Barents Sea's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 22,203 km² | 1.6% |
| 20 m | 49,941 km² | 3.7% |
| 50 m | 114,531 km² | 8.5% |
| 80 m | 216,122 km² | 16% |
| 120 m | 335,934 km² | 24.9% |
| 200 m | 632,321 km² | 46.8% |
| 500 m | 1.4 million km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 1.4 million km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 1.4 million km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 1.4 million km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 1.4 million km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 1.4 million 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
- White Sea average depth about 57 m
- Kara Sea average depth about 126 m
- Greenland Sea average depth about 1,454 m
- Norwegian Sea average depth about 1,684 m
- Gulf of Bothnia average depth about 55 m
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Barents Sea?
On average about 203 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 211 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 593 m, at 80.61° N, 48.21° E.
How big is the Barents Sea?
About 1.4 million km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Barents Sea would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 22,203 km² (1.6%) 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 sea. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.