Mackenzie Bay at a glance
- 19 maverage depth
- 6 mmedian depth
- 315 mmaximum depth
- 8,649 km²water area
Mackenzie Bay is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 8,649 km² of water, with an average depth of about 19 m (the middle value is 6 m) and a maximum of 315 m, found at 69.44° N, 138.00° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Mackenzie Bay?
The bar splits the Mackenzie Bay's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 100%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 0%
- 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: Herschel Basin (33 km), McKinley Ridge (281 km), Barrow Canyon (756 km), Canada Abyssal Plain (814 km).
The Mackenzie Bay if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Mackenzie Bay's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 5,021 km² | 58.1% |
| 20 m | 5,861 km² | 67.8% |
| 50 m | 7,752 km² | 89.6% |
| 80 m | 8,343 km² | 96.5% |
| 120 m | 8,598 km² | 99.4% |
| 200 m | 8,649 km² | 100% |
| 500 m | 8,649 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 8,649 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 8,649 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 8,649 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 8,649 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 8,649 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
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Chukchi Sea average depth about 42 m
- Gulf of Alaska average depth about 1,559 m
- Bering Sea average depth about 1,844 m
- East Siberian Sea average depth about 26 m
- Baffin Bay average depth about 943 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Mackenzie Bay?
On average about 19 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 6 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 315 m, at 69.44° N, 138.00° W.
How big is the Mackenzie Bay?
About 8,649 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Mackenzie Bay would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 5,021 km² (58.1%) 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 bay. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.