Golfo de Penas at a glance
- 96 maverage depth
- 97 mmedian depth
- 634 mmaximum depth
- 7,627 km²water area
Golfo de Penas is a gulf. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 7,627 km² of water, with an average depth of about 96 m (the middle value is 97 m) and a maximum of 634 m, found at 47.20° S, 74.34° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Golfo de Penas?
The bar splits the Golfo de Penas's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 98.7%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 1.3%
- 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: San Antonio Canyon (1,540 km), Juan Fernández Ridge (1,572 km), Chile Rise (1,607 km), Hero Fracture Zone (1,677 km).
The Golfo de Penas if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Golfo de Penas's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 245 km² | 3.2% |
| 20 m | 474 km² | 6.2% |
| 50 m | 1,403 km² | 18.4% |
| 80 m | 2,866 km² | 37.6% |
| 120 m | 5,179 km² | 67.9% |
| 200 m | 7,524 km² | 98.7% |
| 500 m | 7,627 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 7,627 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 7,627 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 7,627 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 7,627 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 7,627 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
- Amundsen Sea average depth about 603 m
- Weddell Sea average depth about 1,552 m
- Ross Sea average depth about 2,026 m
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
- Davis Sea average depth about 1,562 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Golfo de Penas?
On average about 96 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 97 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 634 m, at 47.20° S, 74.34° W.
How big is the Golfo de Penas?
About 7,627 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Golfo de Penas would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 245 km² (3.2%) 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.