Golfo de Tehuantepec at a glance
- 153 maverage depth
- 64 mmedian depth
- 1,247 mmaximum depth
- 17,315 km²water area
Golfo de Tehuantepec is a gulf. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 17,315 km² of water, with an average depth of about 153 m (the middle value is 64 m) and a maximum of 1,247 m, found at 15.57° N, 95.23° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Golfo de Tehuantepec?
The bar splits the Golfo de Tehuantepec's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 72.6%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 26.7%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 0.8%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Middle America Trench (107 km), Sigsbee Deep (998 km), Unnamed submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean (1,052 km), Unnamed submarine volcano in the eastern Pacific Ocean (1,173 km).
The Golfo de Tehuantepec if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Golfo de Tehuantepec's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 647 km² | 3.7% |
| 20 m | 1,850 km² | 10.7% |
| 50 m | 7,132 km² | 41.2% |
| 80 m | 9,363 km² | 54.1% |
| 120 m | 10,467 km² | 60.5% |
| 200 m | 12,563 km² | 72.6% |
| 500 m | 16,051 km² | 92.7% |
| 1,000 m | 17,186 km² | 99.3% |
| 2,000 m | 17,315 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 17,315 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 17,315 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 17,315 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
- Bahía de Campeche average depth about 921 m
- Gulf of Mexico average depth about 1,583 m
- Golfo de California average depth about 783 m
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
- Sargasso Sea average depth about 5,394 m
- Salish Sea average depth about 130 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Golfo de Tehuantepec?
On average about 153 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 64 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 1,247 m, at 15.57° N, 95.23° W.
How big is the Golfo de Tehuantepec?
About 17,315 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Golfo de Tehuantepec would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 647 km² (3.7%) 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 gulf. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.