Foxe Basin at a glance
- 77 maverage depth
- 45 mmedian depth
- 848 mmaximum depth
- 196,319 km²water area
Foxe Basin is a bay. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 196,319 km² of water, with an average depth of about 77 m (the middle value is 45 m) and a maximum of 848 m, found at 67.81° N, 72.86° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Foxe Basin?
The bar splits the Foxe Basin's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 88.8%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 11.2%
- 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: Cumberland Basin (417 km), Ikpiugaaluk (441 km), Fife Ridge (511 km), Baffin Basin (525 km).
The Foxe Basin if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Foxe Basin's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 12,418 km² | 6.3% |
| 20 m | 40,425 km² | 20.6% |
| 50 m | 107,127 km² | 54.6% |
| 80 m | 137,740 km² | 70.2% |
| 120 m | 159,428 km² | 81.2% |
| 200 m | 174,400 km² | 88.8% |
| 500 m | 196,282 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 196,319 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 196,319 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 196,319 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 196,319 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 196,319 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
- Baffin Bay average depth about 943 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 m
- Labrador Sea average depth about 1,948 m
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence average depth about 163 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Foxe Basin?
On average about 77 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 45 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 848 m, at 67.81° N, 72.86° W.
How big is the Foxe Basin?
About 196,319 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Foxe Basin would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 12,418 km² (6.3%) 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.