Bering Sea at a glance
- 1,844 maverage depth
- 1,783 mmedian depth
- 7,043 mmaximum depth
- 2.2 million km²water area
Bering Sea is a sea. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 2.2 million km² of water, with an average depth of about 1,844 m (the middle value is 1,783 m) and a maximum of 7,043 m, found at 54.87° N, 165.66° E.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Bering Sea?
The bar splits the Bering Sea's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 38.8%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 6.3%
- 1,000 to 4,000 m: 54.2%
- 4,000 to 6,000 m: 0.7%
- below 6,000 m: 0%
Named features near the deepest point: Piip (123 km), Meiji Seamount (200 km), Commander Basin (293 km), Detroit Seamount (398 km).
The Bering Sea if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Bering Sea's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 20,491 km² | 0.9% |
| 20 m | 58,545 km² | 2.7% |
| 50 m | 304,661 km² | 13.8% |
| 80 m | 527,685 km² | 23.9% |
| 120 m | 723,768 km² | 32.8% |
| 200 m | 856,467 km² | 38.8% |
| 500 m | 916,655 km² | 41.5% |
| 1,000 m | 994,652 km² | 45.1% |
| 2,000 m | 1.1 million km² | 51.8% |
| 3,000 m | 1.3 million km² | 59.7% |
| 4,000 m | 2.2 million km² | 99.2% |
| 6,000 m | 2.2 million 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
- Chukchi Sea average depth about 42 m
- Gulf of Alaska average depth about 1,559 m
- Shelikhova Gulf average depth about 87 m
- East Siberian Sea average depth about 26 m
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Sea of Okhotsk average depth about 881 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Bering Sea?
On average about 1,844 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 1,783 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 7,043 m, at 54.87° N, 165.66° E.
How big is the Bering Sea?
About 2.2 million km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Bering Sea would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 20 m lower, about 58,545 km² (2.7%) 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 sea. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.