Selat Dampier at a glance
- 550 maverage depth
- 132 mmedian depth
- 2,783 mmaximum depth
- 10,736 km²water area
Selat Dampier is a strait. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 10,736 km² of water, with an average depth of about 550 m (the middle value is 132 m) and a maximum of 2,783 m, found at 0.50° S, 131.64° E.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Selat Dampier?
The bar splits the Selat Dampier's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 57%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 19.7%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 23.3%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Palau Trench (848 km), Sangihe Trench (915 km), Palau Trench (959 km), Submarine 1922 (968 km).
The Selat Dampier if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Selat Dampier's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 649 km² | 6% |
| 20 m | 1,398 km² | 13% |
| 50 m | 3,036 km² | 28.3% |
| 80 m | 4,259 km² | 39.7% |
| 120 m | 5,148 km² | 48% |
| 200 m | 6,123 km² | 57% |
| 500 m | 7,432 km² | 69.2% |
| 1,000 m | 8,236 km² | 76.7% |
| 2,000 m | 9,733 km² | 90.7% |
| 3,000 m | 10,736 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 10,736 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 10,736 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
- Halmahera Sea average depth about 799 m
- Ceram Sea average depth about 1,196 m
- Molucca Sea average depth about 2,005 m
- Banda Sea average depth about 2,930 m
- Arafura Sea average depth about 191 m
- Celebes Sea average depth about 3,561 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Selat Dampier?
On average about 550 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 132 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 2,783 m, at 0.50° S, 131.64° E.
How big is the Selat Dampier?
About 10,736 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Selat Dampier would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 649 km² (6%) 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 strait. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.