Minto Inlet at a glance
- 125 maverage depth
- 132 mmedian depth
- 256 mmaximum depth
- 1,563 km²water area
Minto Inlet is a sound. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 1,563 km² of water, with an average depth of about 125 m (the middle value is 132 m) and a maximum of 256 m, found at 71.24° N, 117.78° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Minto Inlet?
The bar splits the Minto Inlet's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 82.4%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 17.6%
- 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: McKinley Ridge (498 km), Cameron Island Rise (714 km), Lougheed Basin (745 km), Lougheed Island Basin (746 km).
The Minto Inlet if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Minto Inlet's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 59 km² | 3.8% |
| 20 m | 133 km² | 8.5% |
| 50 m | 314 km² | 20.1% |
| 80 m | 480 km² | 30.7% |
| 120 m | 715 km² | 45.7% |
| 200 m | 1,288 km² | 82.4% |
| 500 m | 1,563 km² | 100% |
| 1,000 m | 1,563 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 1,563 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 1,563 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 1,563 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 1,563 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
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Lincoln Sea average depth about 280 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 Minto Inlet?
On average about 125 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 132 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 256 m, at 71.24° N, 117.78° W.
How big is the Minto Inlet?
About 1,563 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Minto Inlet would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 59 km² (3.8%) 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.