Queen Charlotte Strait at a glance
- 150 maverage depth
- 124 mmedian depth
- 650 mmaximum depth
- 3,245 km²water area
Queen Charlotte Strait is a strait. Inside its outline the GEBCO grid has about 3,245 km² of water, with an average depth of about 150 m (the middle value is 124 m) and a maximum of 650 m, found at 50.41° N, 125.09° W.
Open the map at the deepest cell and tap to read the depth.
How deep is each part of the Queen Charlotte Strait?
The bar splits the Queen Charlotte Strait's water by depth. Each colour is a depth band, and the shares add up to 100%.
- 0 to 200 m: 78.4%
- 200 to 1,000 m: 21.6%
- 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: Sangster Ridge (137 km), Sechelt Basin (157 km), Kyuquot Canyon (199 km), Crowther Canyon (201 km).
The Queen Charlotte Strait if sea level dropped
The slider on the map lowers the sea in steps. This table shows how much of the Queen Charlotte Strait's water would be land at each step.
| Sea level lowered by | Becomes land | Share of its water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 98 km² | 3% |
| 20 m | 226 km² | 7% |
| 50 m | 598 km² | 18.4% |
| 80 m | 994 km² | 30.6% |
| 120 m | 1,546 km² | 47.7% |
| 200 m | 2,544 km² | 78.4% |
| 500 m | 3,158 km² | 97.3% |
| 1,000 m | 3,245 km² | 100% |
| 2,000 m | 3,245 km² | 100% |
| 3,000 m | 3,245 km² | 100% |
| 4,000 m | 3,245 km² | 100% |
| 6,000 m | 3,245 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
- Salish Sea average depth about 130 m
- Gulf of Alaska average depth about 1,559 m
- Beaufort Sea average depth about 1,407 m
- Hudson Bay average depth about 111 m
- Golfo de California average depth about 783 m
- Bering Sea average depth about 1,844 m
Nearest by the centre of each outline. All oceans and seas
Frequently asked questions
How deep is the Queen Charlotte Strait?
On average about 150 m in the GEBCO grid (the middle value is 124 m). The deepest cell inside its outline is 650 m, at 50.41° N, 125.09° W.
How big is the Queen Charlotte Strait?
About 3,245 km² of water inside its Natural Earth outline, counted from the grid cells that are below sea level.
How much of the Queen Charlotte Strait would be land if sea level dropped?
With the sea 10 m lower, about 98 km² (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 strait. See data sources and licences. The GEBCO Grid should NOT be used for navigation or for any other purpose involving safety at sea.