Baffin Bay at a glance
- 943 maverage depth
- 648 mmedian depth
- 2,423 mmaximum depth
- 440,656 km²water area
Baffin Bay is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 440,656 km² of water, with an average depth of about 943 m (the middle value is 648 m) and a maximum of 2,423 m, found at 72.29° N, 66.46° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Baffin Bay?
The bar splits the Baffin Bay's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 11%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 55.3%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 33.8%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Baffin Basin (60 km), Ikpiugaaluk (672 km), Cumberland Basin (772 km), Barrow Basin (822 km).
The Baffin Bay if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Baffin Bay's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 1,351 km² | 0.3% |
| 20 m | 2,334 km² | 0.5% |
| 50 m | 6,070 km² | 1.4% |
| 80 m | 10,857 km² | 2.5% |
| 120 m | 20,181 km² | 4.6% |
| 200 m | 48,267 km² | 11% |
| 500 m | 169,290 km² | 38.4% |
| 1,000 m | 291,908 km² | 66.2% |
| 2,000 m | 362,350 km² | 82.2% |
| 3,000 m | 440,656 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 440,656 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 440,656 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
- Foxe Basin average depth about 77 m
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Greenland Sea average depth about 1,454 m
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Labrador Sea average depth about 1,948 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Baffin Bay?
On average about 943 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 648 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 2,423 m, at 72.29° N, 66.46° W.
How big is the Baffin Bay?
About 440,656 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Baffin Bay would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 50 m lower, about 6,070 km² (1.4%) 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 bay. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.