Melville Bay at a glance
- 494 maverage depth
- 479 mmedian depth
- 1,216 mmaximum depth
- 27,654 km²water area
Melville Bay is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 27,654 km² of water, with an average depth of about 494 m (the middle value is 479 m) and a maximum of 1,216 m, found at 74.65° N, 58.69° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Melville Bay?
The bar splits the Melville Bay's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 12.3%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 85.4%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 2.4%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Baffin Basin (384 km), Eurasian Basin (944 km), Barrow Basin (964 km), Ikpiugaaluk (999 km).
The Melville Bay if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Melville Bay's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 420 km² | 1.5% |
| 20 m | 544 km² | 2% |
| 50 m | 842 km² | 3% |
| 80 m | 1,115 km² | 4% |
| 120 m | 1,523 km² | 5.5% |
| 200 m | 3,397 km² | 12.3% |
| 500 m | 14,660 km² | 53% |
| 1,000 m | 27,005 km² | 97.7% |
| 2,000 m | 27,654 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 27,654 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 27,654 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 27,654 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
- Greenland Sea average depth about 1,454 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Norwegian Sea average depth about 1,684 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Melville Bay?
On average about 494 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 479 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 1,216 m, at 74.65° N, 58.69° W.
How big is the Melville Bay?
About 27,654 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Melville Bay would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 420 km² (1.5%) 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.