Bristol Bay at a glance
- 37 maverage depth
- 38 mmedian depth
- 351 mmaximum depth
- 60,435 km²water area
Bristol Bay is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 60,435 km² of water, with an average depth of about 37 m (the middle value is 38 m) and a maximum of 351 m, found at 55.91° N, 160.98° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Bristol Bay?
The bar splits the Bristol Bay's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 100%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 0%
- 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: Walls Seamount (399 km), Sirius Seamount (435 km), Bering Canyon (504 km), Pribilof Canyon (565 km).
The Bristol Bay if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Bristol Bay's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 6,547 km² | 10.8% |
| 20 m | 14,995 km² | 24.8% |
| 50 m | 42,936 km² | 71% |
| 80 m | 60,170 km² | 99.6% |
| 120 m | 60,422 km² | 100% |
| 200 m | 60,430 km² | 100% |
| 500 m | 60,435 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 60,435 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 60,435 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 60,435 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 60,435 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 60,435 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
- Bering Sea average depth about 1,844 m
- Gulf of Alaska average depth about 1,559 m
- Chukchi Sea average depth about 42 m
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Shelikhova Gulf average depth about 87 m
- East Siberian Sea average depth about 26 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Bristol Bay?
On average about 37 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 38 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 351 m, at 55.91° N, 160.98° W.
How big is the Bristol Bay?
About 60,435 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Bristol Bay would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 6,547 km² (10.8%) 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.