Golfo de Panamá at a glance
- 107 maverage depth
- 60 mmedian depth
- 2,720 mmaximum depth
- 28,280 km²water area
Golfo de Panamá is a gulf. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 28,280 km² of water, with an average depth of about 107 m (the middle value is 60 m) and a maximum of 2,720 m, found at 7.50° N, 78.85° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Golfo de Panamá?
The bar splits the Golfo de Panamá's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 92%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 6.5%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 1.5%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Malpelo Ridge (485 km), Rivadeneyra Shoal (787 km), Decca Ridge (1,160 km), Walton fault zone (1,177 km).
The Golfo de Panamá if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Golfo de Panamá's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 2,276 km² | 8% |
| 20 m | 5,042 km² | 17.8% |
| 50 m | 11,780 km² | 41.7% |
| 80 m | 19,175 km² | 67.8% |
| 120 m | 24,390 km² | 86.2% |
| 200 m | 26,010 km² | 92% |
| 500 m | 27,222 km² | 96.3% |
| 1,000 m | 27,845 km² | 98.5% |
| 2,000 m | 28,195 km² | 99.7% |
| 3,000 m | 28,280 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 28,280 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 28,280 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
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
- Bahía de Campeche average depth about 921 m
- Gulf of Mexico average depth about 1,583 m
- Sargasso Sea average depth about 5,394 m
- Golfo de California average depth about 783 m
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence average depth about 163 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Golfo de Panamá?
On average about 107 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 60 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 2,720 m, at 7.50° N, 78.85° W.
How big is the Golfo de Panamá?
About 28,280 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Golfo de Panamá would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 2,276 km² (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 gulf. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.