Golfo de Guayaquil at a glance
- 38 maverage depth
- 29 mmedian depth
- 350 mmaximum depth
- 10,019 km²water area
Golfo de Guayaquil is a gulf. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 10,019 km² of water, with an average depth of about 38 m (the middle value is 29 m) and a maximum of 350 m, found at 2.74° S, 80.88° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Golfo de Guayaquil?
The bar splits the Golfo de Guayaquil's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 99.9%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 0.1%
- 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: Malpelo Ridge (732 km), Rivadeneyra Shoal (911 km), Nazca Ridge (1,709 km), Walton fault zone (2,315 km).
The Golfo de Guayaquil if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Golfo de Guayaquil's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 2,326 km² | 23.2% |
| 20 m | 4,161 km² | 41.5% |
| 50 m | 6,630 km² | 66.2% |
| 80 m | 8,846 km² | 88.3% |
| 120 m | 9,905 km² | 98.9% |
| 200 m | 10,012 km² | 99.9% |
| 500 m | 10,019 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 10,019 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 10,019 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 10,019 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 10,019 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 10,019 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
- Caribbean Sea average depth about 2,547 m
- Bahía de Campeche average depth about 921 m
- Gulf of Mexico average depth about 1,583 m
- Sargasso Sea average depth about 5,394 m
- Golfo de California average depth about 783 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 Golfo de Guayaquil?
On average about 38 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 29 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 350 m, at 2.74° S, 80.88° W.
How big is the Golfo de Guayaquil?
About 10,019 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Golfo de Guayaquil would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 2,326 km² (23.2%) 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 gulf. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.