Peacock Sound at a glance
- 281 maverage depth
- 317 mmedian depth
- 575 mmaximum depth
- 330 km²water area
Peacock Sound is a sound. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 330 km² of water, with an average depth of about 281 m (the middle value is 317 m) and a maximum of 575 m, found at 72.70° S, 95.96° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Peacock Sound?
The bar splits the Peacock Sound's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 31.4%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 68.6%
- 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: Rosenthal Seamount (454 km), Dallmann Seamount (616 km), Belgica Guyot (828 km), Charcot Canyon (831 km).
The Peacock Sound if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Peacock Sound's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 14 km² | 4.4% |
| 20 m | 17 km² | 5% |
| 50 m | 29 km² | 8.8% |
| 80 m | 47 km² | 14.1% |
| 120 m | 72 km² | 21.7% |
| 200 m | 104 km² | 31.4% |
| 500 m | 329 km² | 99.7% |
| 1,000 m | 330 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 330 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 330 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 330 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 330 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
- Amundsen Sea average depth about 603 m
- Bellingshausen Sea average depth about 524 m
- Weddell Sea average depth about 1,552 m
- Ross Sea average depth about 2,026 m
- Davis Sea average depth about 1,562 m
- Tasman Sea average depth about 3,360 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Peacock Sound?
On average about 281 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 317 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 575 m, at 72.70° S, 95.96° W.
How big is the Peacock Sound?
About 330 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Peacock Sound would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 14 km² (4.4%) 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.