Estrecho de Magellanes at a glance
- 170 maverage depth
- 90 mmedian depth
- 1,158 mmaximum depth
- 10,617 km²water area
Estrecho de Magellanes is a strait. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 10,617 km² of water, with an average depth of about 170 m (the middle value is 90 m) and a maximum of 1,158 m, found at 53.17° S, 73.36° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Estrecho de Magellanes?
The bar splits the Estrecho de Magellanes's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 67.1%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 32.6%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 0.4%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Hero Fracture Zone (1,025 km), Phoenix Ridge (1,105 km), Shackleton Fracture Zone (1,112 km), Las Palmas (1,316 km).
The Estrecho de Magellanes if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Estrecho de Magellanes's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 1,303 km² | 12.3% |
| 20 m | 2,125 km² | 20% |
| 50 m | 4,346 km² | 40.9% |
| 80 m | 5,148 km² | 48.5% |
| 120 m | 5,853 km² | 55.1% |
| 200 m | 7,118 km² | 67% |
| 500 m | 9,804 km² | 92.3% |
| 1,000 m | 10,580 km² | 99.7% |
| 2,000 m | 10,617 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 10,617 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 10,617 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 10,617 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
- Bellingshausen Sea average depth about 524 m
- Weddell Sea average depth about 1,552 m
- Amundsen Sea average depth about 603 m
- Ross Sea average depth about 2,026 m
- Davis Sea average depth about 1,562 m
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Estrecho de Magellanes?
On average about 170 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 90 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 1,158 m, at 53.17° S, 73.36° W.
How big is the Estrecho de Magellanes?
About 10,617 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Estrecho de Magellanes would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 1,303 km² (12.3%) 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 strait. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.