Disko Bay at a glance
- 311 maverage depth
- 314 mmedian depth
- 874 mmaximum depth
- 11,416 km²water area
Disko Bay is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 11,416 km² of water, with an average depth of about 311 m (the middle value is 314 m) and a maximum of 874 m, found at 69.06° N, 53.05° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Disko Bay?
The bar splits the Disko Bay's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 24.2%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 75.9%
- 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: Baffin Basin (557 km), Cumberland Basin (682 km), Frobisher Basin (931 km), Ikpiugaaluk (1,162 km).
The Disko Bay if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Disko Bay's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 288 km² | 2.5% |
| 20 m | 429 km² | 3.8% |
| 50 m | 773 km² | 6.8% |
| 80 m | 1,121 km² | 9.8% |
| 120 m | 1,599 km² | 14% |
| 200 m | 2,757 km² | 24.2% |
| 500 m | 10,094 km² | 88.4% |
| 1,000 m | 11,416 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 11,416 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 11,416 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 11,416 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 11,416 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
- Baffin Bay average depth about 943 m
- Foxe Basin average depth about 77 m
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 m
- Greenland Sea average depth about 1,454 m
- Labrador Sea average depth about 1,948 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 Disko Bay?
On average about 311 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 314 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 874 m, at 69.06° N, 53.05° W.
How big is the Disko Bay?
About 11,416 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Disko Bay would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 288 km² (2.5%) 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.