Darnley Bay at a glance
- 50 maverage depth
- 48 mmedian depth
- 156 mmaximum depth
- 1,486 km²water area
Darnley Bay is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 1,486 km² of water, with an average depth of about 50 m (the middle value is 48 m) and a maximum of 156 m, found at 69.73° N, 123.52° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Darnley Bay?
The bar splits the Darnley 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: McKinley Ridge (304 km), Herschel Basin (592 km), Cameron Island Rise (959 km), Lougheed Basin (977 km).
The Darnley Bay if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Darnley Bay's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 144 km² | 9.7% |
| 20 m | 300 km² | 20.2% |
| 50 m | 781 km² | 52.6% |
| 80 m | 1,249 km² | 84.1% |
| 120 m | 1,448 km² | 97.4% |
| 200 m | 1,486 km² | 100% |
| 500 m | 1,486 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 1,486 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 1,486 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 1,486 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 1,486 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 1,486 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
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Gulf of Alaska average depth about 1,559 m
- Baffin Bay average depth about 943 m
- Chukchi Sea average depth about 42 m
- Foxe Basin average depth about 77 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Darnley Bay?
On average about 50 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 48 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 156 m, at 69.73° N, 123.52° W.
How big is the Darnley Bay?
About 1,486 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Darnley Bay would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 144 km² (9.7%) 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.