Viscount Melville Sound at a glance
- 269 maverage depth
- 231 mmedian depth
- 569 mmaximum depth
- 54,304 km²water area
Viscount Melville Sound is a sound. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 54,304 km² of water, with an average depth of about 269 m (the middle value is 231 m) and a maximum of 569 m, found at 74.14° N, 108.92° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Viscount Melville Sound?
The bar splits the Viscount Melville Sound's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 41%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 59%
- 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: Cameron Island Rise (304 km), Desbarats Basin (326 km), Lougheed Basin (365 km), Lougheed Island Basin (367 km).
The Viscount Melville Sound if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Viscount Melville Sound's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 453 km² | 0.8% |
| 20 m | 915 km² | 1.7% |
| 50 m | 2,355 km² | 4.3% |
| 80 m | 4,504 km² | 8.3% |
| 120 m | 10,505 km² | 19.3% |
| 200 m | 22,250 km² | 41% |
| 500 m | 50,557 km² | 93.1% |
| 1,000 m | 54,304 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 54,304 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 54,304 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 54,304 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 54,304 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
- Baffin Bay average depth about 943 m
- Foxe Basin average depth about 77 m
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Chukchi Sea average depth about 42 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Viscount Melville Sound?
On average about 269 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 231 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 569 m, at 74.14° N, 108.92° W.
How big is the Viscount Melville Sound?
About 54,304 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Viscount Melville Sound would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 20 m lower, about 915 km² (1.7%) 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.