Jones Sound at a glance
- 334 maverage depth
- 255 mmedian depth
- 845 mmaximum depth
- 22,329 km²water area
Jones Sound is a sound. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 22,329 km² of water, with an average depth of about 334 m (the middle value is 255 m) and a maximum of 845 m, found at 76.13° N, 82.41° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Jones Sound?
The bar splits the Jones Sound's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 45%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 55%
- 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: Barrow Basin (329 km), Grinnell Ridge (456 km), Putulik Canyon (477 km), Desbarats Basin (539 km).
The Jones Sound if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Jones Sound's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 395 km² | 1.8% |
| 20 m | 738 km² | 3.3% |
| 50 m | 1,729 km² | 7.7% |
| 80 m | 2,948 km² | 13.2% |
| 120 m | 7,046 km² | 31.6% |
| 200 m | 10,055 km² | 45% |
| 500 m | 14,419 km² | 64.6% |
| 1,000 m | 22,329 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 22,329 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 22,329 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 22,329 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 22,329 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
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 m
- Foxe Basin average depth about 77 m
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Greenland Sea average depth about 1,454 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Jones Sound?
On average about 334 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 255 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 845 m, at 76.13° N, 82.41° W.
How big is the Jones Sound?
About 22,329 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Jones Sound would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 395 km² (1.8%) 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 sound. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.