Seno de Skyring at a glance
- 71 maverage depth
- 49 mmedian depth
- 504 mmaximum depth
- 1,074 km²water area
Seno de Skyring is a sound. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 1,074 km² of water, with an average depth of about 71 m (the middle value is 49 m) and a maximum of 504 m, found at 53.15° S, 73.10° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Seno de Skyring?
The bar splits the Seno de Skyring's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 93.8%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 6.2%
- 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: Hero Fracture Zone (1,020 km), Phoenix Ridge (1,095 km), Shackleton Fracture Zone (1,103 km), Las Palmas (1,309 km).
The Seno de Skyring if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Seno de Skyring's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 158 km² | 14.7% |
| 20 m | 283 km² | 26.4% |
| 50 m | 544 km² | 50.6% |
| 80 m | 712 km² | 66.3% |
| 120 m | 875 km² | 81.4% |
| 200 m | 1,008 km² | 93.8% |
| 500 m | 1,074 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 1,074 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 1,074 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 1,074 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 1,074 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 1,074 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
- Bellingshausen Sea average depth about 524 m
- Weddell Sea average depth about 1,552 m
- Amundsen Sea average depth about 603 m
- Ross Sea average depth about 2,026 m
- Davis Sea average depth about 1,562 m
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Seno de Skyring?
On average about 71 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 49 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 504 m, at 53.15° S, 73.10° W.
How big is the Seno de Skyring?
About 1,074 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Seno de Skyring would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 158 km² (14.7%) 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.