Global Topographic Summary
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green BayGlobal Topography
Tables on this page were prepared from a database of global averaged 5-minute elevations.
| Range m | 1000 Square Kilometers | % of Surface | Cumulative % |
| 7500-8000 | 70 sq. km. | 0.0% | 100% |
| 7000-7500 | 150 sq. km | 0.0% | 100% |
| 6500-7000 | 900 sq. km | 0.0% | 100% |
| 6000-6500 | 18 | 0.0% | 100% |
| 5500-6000 | 167 | 0.0% | 100% |
| 5000-5500 | 877 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| 4500-5000 | 899 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 4000-4500 | 749 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 3500-4000 | 1691 | 0.3% | 99.5% |
| 3000-3500 | 3351 | 0.7% | 99.1% |
| 2500-3000 | 4649 | 0.9% | 98.5% |
| 2000-2500 | 5283 | 1.0% | 97.6% |
| 1500-2000 | 7794 | 1.5% | 96.5% |
| 1000-1500 | 15726 | 3.1% | 95.0% |
| 500-1000 | 29530 | 5.8% | 91.9% |
| 0-500 | 80780 | 15.8% | 86.1% |
| -500-0 | 36618 | 7.2% | 70.3% |
-1000--500 | 6991 | 1.4% | 63.1% |
-1500--1000 | 6547 | 1.3% | 61.7% |
-2000--1500 | 8457 | 1.7% | 60.5% |
-2500--2000 | 10669 | 2.1% | 58.8% |
-3000--2500 | 18573 | 3.6% | 56.7% |
-3500--3000 | 31148 | 6.1% | 53.1% |
-4000--3500 | 49100 | 9.6% | 47.0% |
-4500--4000 | 58839 | 11.5% | 37.3% |
-5000--4500 | 60337 | 11.8% | 25.8% |
-5500--5000 | 48471 | 9.5% | 14.0% |
-6000--5500 | 20405 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
-6500--6000 | 1686 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
-7000--6500 | 338 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
-7500--7000 | 155 | 0.1% | |
-8000--7500 | 114 | ||
| -8500--8000 | 50 | ||
| -9000--8500 | 41 | ||
| <-9000 | 12 | ||
The table below gives global elevation data for one-kilometer intervals
| From (m) | To (m) | 1000 Square Kilometers | % of Surface | Cumulative % |
| 6000 | 9000 | 19 | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| 5000 | 6000 | 579 | 0.11% | 99.99% |
| 4000 | 5000 | 1,842 | 0.36% | 99.87% |
| 3000 | 4000 | 4,809 | 0.94% | 99.51% |
| 2000 | 3000 | 8,857 | 1.74% | 98.57% |
| 1000 | 2000 | 20,386 | 4.00% | 96.83% |
| 0 | 1000 | 114,365 | 22.42% | 92.84% |
| -1000 | 0 | 36,988 | 7.25% | 70.41% |
| -2000 | -1000 | 18,732 | 3.67% | 63.16% |
| -3000 | -2000 | 32,958 | 6.46% | 59.49% |
| -4000 | -3000 | 82,357 | 16.15% | 53.03% |
| -5000 | -4000 | 118,236 | 23.18% | 36.88% |
| -6000 | -5000 | 66,838 | 13.10% | 13.70% |
| -7000 | -6000 | 2,911 | 0.57% | 0.60% |
| -8000 | -7000 | 105 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| -11000 | -8000 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total | 510,055 |
 | A histogram of global elevation shows a bimodal distribution |
 | A cumulative area graph shows the familiar "two story" pattern of global topography. Both of these diagrams reflect the fact that the earth has two kinds of crust: thick light granitic (continental) crust and thin dense basaltic (oceanic) crust |
The Continents
Data for the continents are tabulated in two ways: the traditional referenceto sea level, and again beginning at -2000 m, the approximate midpoint of thecontinental slope and a good average definition of the boundary betweencontinental and oceanic crust. For both modes, figures are given for elevationinterval and as cumulative percentages.
North America
Although Denali (Mount McKinley) rises to almost 6 km, no one-degree squarein North America has an average elevation above 4 km.
| Range m | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 3500+ | 0 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 3000-3500 | 49,378 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 2500-3000 | 545,414 | 2.2% | 99.8% | 1.5% | 99.9% |
| 2000-2500 | 1,118,340 | 4.4% | 97.6% | 3.1% | 98.4% |
| 1500-2000 | 2,174,694 | 8.6% | 93.2% | 6.0% | 95.3% |
| 1000-1500 | 2,073,668 | 8.2% | 84.6% | 5.7% | 89.4% |
| 500-1000 | 4,828,200 | 19.2% | 76.3% | 13.2% | 83.7% |
| 0-500 | 14,408,052 | 57.2% | 57.2% | 39.5% | 70.4% |
| -500-0 | 5,993,942 | 16.4% | 31.0% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,916,645 | 5.2% | 14.6% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 1,703,837 | 4.7% | 9.3% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 1,695,644 | 4.6% | 4.6% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 25,197,745 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 36,507,812 |
South America
South America is the only continent besides Asia to have significant areaabove 4000 m. However, most of it is very low in elevation.
| Range m | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 5000+ | 34,308 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.2% | 100.0% |
| 4500-5000 | 116,518 | 0.6% | 99.8% | 0.5% | 99.8% |
| 4000-4500 | 199,537 | 1.1% | 99.2% | 0.9% | 99.3% |
| 3500-4000 | 162,691 | 0.9% | 98.1% | 0.7% | 98.4% |
| 3000-3500 | 202,089 | 1.1% | 97.2% | 0.9% | 97.6% |
| 2500-3000 | 351,328 | 1.9% | 96.1% | 1.6% | 96.7% |
| 2000-2500 | 206,113 | 1.1% | 94.1% | 0.9% | 95.1% |
| 1500-2000 | 453,838 | 2.5% | 93.0% | 2.1% | 94.2% |
| 1000-1500 | 564,329 | 3.1% | 90.5% | 2.6% | 92.1% |
| 500-1000 | 3,119,582 | 17.2% | 87.4% | 14.3% | 89.5% |
| 0-500 | 12,737,229 | 70.2% | 70.2% | 58.5% | 75.2% |
| -500-0 | 1,939,134 | 8.9% | 16.7% | ||
| -1000-500 | 675,063 | 3.1% | 7.7% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 576,139 | 2.6% | 4.6% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 436,161 | 2.0% | 2.0% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 18,147,561 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 21,774,057 |
Africa
Although Africa has the nearly 6000-m Kilimanjaro, its only extensivehighlands are the Atlas Mountains, the Ethiopian Highlands, and parts of SouthAfrica. It has an unusually high proportion of its area above 500 meters.
| Range m | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 2500-3000 | 45,745 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 2000-2500 | 225,531 | 0.8% | 99.8% | 0.7% | 99.9% |
| 1500-2000 | 875,066 | 3.0% | 99.1% | 2.6% | 99.2% |
| 1000-1500 | 4,283,693 | 14.4% | 96.1% | 12.6% | 96.6% |
| 500-1000 | 11,108,258 | 37.5% | 81.7% | 32.7% | 84.0% |
| 0-500 | 13,119,900 | 44.2% | 44.2% | 38.6% | 51.4% |
| -500-0 | 1,925,037 | 5.7% | 12.8% | ||
| -1000-500 | 987,377 | 2.9% | 7.2% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 795,533 | 2.3% | 4.2% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 649,343 | 1.9% | 1.9% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 29,658,193 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 34,015,482 |
Europe
The small areas above 2500 meters are in the Caucasus.
| Range m | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 3500-4000 | 8969 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 3000-3500 | 0 | 0.0% | 99.9% | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 2500-3000 | 8969 | 0.1% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 2000-2500 | 102,843 | 1.0% | 99.8% | 0.6% | 99.9% |
| 1500-2000 | 111,478 | 1.0% | 98.9% | 0.6% | 99.3% |
| 1000-1500 | 322,162 | 3.0% | 97.8% | 1.8% | 98.7% |
| 500-1000 | 1,405,398 | 13.1% | 94.8% | 8.0% | 96.8% |
| 0-500 | 8,758,018 | 81.7% | 81.7% | 49.9% | 88.8% |
| -500-0 | 4,428,642 | 25.2% | 38.9% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,053,269 | 6.0% | 13.7% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 719,061 | 4.1% | 7.7% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 629,186 | 3.6% | 3.6% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 10,717,837 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 17,547,994 |
Asia
Asia has the largest area above 4000 m of any continent and also the only dryland below sea level that is visible at this resolution. In traditionalgeographic terms the Caspian Depression is arbitrarily split between Europe andAsia, but it is here tabulated entirely in Asia.
| Range m | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| <0 Land | 591,182 | 1.3% | 100.0% | 0.9% | 100.0% |
| 6500+ | 42,683 | 0.1% | 98.7% | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 6000-6500 | 40,913 | 0.1% | 98.6% | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 5500-6000 | 80,669 | 0.2% | 98.5% | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 5000-5500 | 463,634 | 1.0% | 98.4% | 0.7% | 98.8% |
| 4500-5000 | 870,398 | 1.9% | 97.4% | 1.4% | 98.1% |
| 4000-4500 | 655,166 | 1.4% | 95.5% | 1.0% | 96.7% |
| 3500-4000 | 551,121 | 1.2% | 94.1% | 0.9% | 95.7% |
| 3000-3500 | 422,126 | 0.9% | 92.9% | 0.7% | 94.8% |
| 2500-3000 | 709,434 | 1.5% | 92.0% | 1.1% | 94.1% |
| 2000-2500 | 1,277,050 | 2.7% | 90.5% | 2.0% | 93.0% |
| 1500-2000 | 2,913,459 | 6.3% | 87.7% | 4.6% | 91.0% |
| 1000-1500 | 4,051,475 | 8.7% | 81.5% | 6.4% | 86.4% |
| 500-1000 | 11,558,172 | 24.9% | 72.8% | 18.2% | 80.0% |
| 0-500 | 22,282,065 | 47.9% | 47.9% | 35.1% | 61.8% |
| -500-0 | 9,902,795 | 15.6% | 26.7% | ||
| -1000-500 | 2,619,945 | 4.1% | 11.1% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 2,422,731 | 3.8% | 6.9% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 1,972,373 | 3.1% | 3.1% | ||
| Total Land | 46,509,546 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 63,427,391 |
Australia
The highest elevation in Australia proper is less than 2500 meters. Thehigher areas in this table are in New Guinea, which is geologically an extensionof Australia. Pacific land masses are often lumped together as"Oceania," to include New Zealand. New Zealand is not included here.In plate tectonic terms New Zealand is a separate continent.
| Range | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 3000+ | 36,993 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 0.3% | 100.0% |
| 2500-3000 | 37,008 | 0.4% | 99.6% | 0.3% | 99.7% |
| 2000-2500 | 24,652 | 0.3% | 99.2% | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 1500-2000 | 71,472 | 0.8% | 98.9% | 0.5% | 99.3% |
| 1000-1500 | 201,804 | 2.2% | 98.1% | 1.5% | 98.7% |
| 500-1000 | 1,155,165 | 12.9% | 95.9% | 8.5% | 97.3% |
| 0-500 | 7,461,752 | 83.0% | 83.0% | 55.0% | 88.7% |
| -500-0 | 2,491,146 | 18.4% | 33.7% | ||
| -1000-500 | 866,930 | 6.4% | 15.3% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 748,422 | 5.5% | 8.9% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 464,149 | 3.4% | 3.4% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 8,988,846 | ||||
| Total Above | 13,559,494 |
New Zealand
In geologic terms, New Zealand is a continent: a block of continental crustcompletely surrounded by oceanic crust. (So is Madagascar, but it is closeenough to Africa to be counted with Africa.) It consists not just of the twolarge islands, but extensive submerged plateaus like the Chatham and Lord HoweRises. These are thinned and faulted continental crust. Note the large submergedextent compared to the exposed land, the large extent of crust below -1000meters, and the rather uniform distribution of elevations below sea level.
| Range | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 1000-1500 | 17,787 | 6.0% | 100.0% | 0.4% | Total Above Sea Level |
| 500-1000 | 72,729 | 24.5% | 94.0% | 1.8% | 99.6% |
| 0-500 | 206,467 | 69.5% | 69.5% | 5.0% | 97.8% |
| -500-0 | 361,862 | 8.9% | 92.7% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,098,877 | 26.9% | 83.9% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 1,046,073 | 25.6% | 57.0% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 1,284,920 | 31.4% | 31.4% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 296,984 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 4,088,716 |
Antarctica
Antarctica's unusual elevation distribution results from its ice cap.
| Range m | Area Sq km | % Above Sea Level | Cum % Above Sea Level | % Above -2000 m | Cum % Above -2000 m |
| 3500-4000 | 1,513,963 | 11.1% | 100.0% | 8.7% | 100.0% |
| 3000-3500 | 1,907,573 | 14.0% | 88.9% | 11.0% | 91.3% |
| 2500-3000 | 2,581,173 | 18.9% | 75.0% | 14.9% | 80.3% |
| 2000-2500 | 1,761,966 | 12.9% | 56.1% | 10.2% | 65.4% |
| 1500-2000 | 1,425,216 | 10.4% | 43.2% | 8.2% | 55.2% |
| 1000-1500 | 1,282,280 | 9.4% | 32.8% | 7.4% | 47.0% |
| 500-1000 | 1,074,336 | 7.9% | 23.4% | 6.2% | 39.6% |
| 0-500 | 2,125,668 | 15.5% | 15.5% | 12.3% | 33.4% |
| -500-0 | 1,565,478 | 9.0% | 21.1% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,030,983 | 5.9% | 12.1% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 578,868 | 3.3% | 6.1% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 485,403 | 2.8% | 2.8% | ||
| Total Above Sea Level | 13,672,175 | ||||
| Total Above -2000 m | 17,332,907 |
Ocean Basins
For ocean basins, cumulative area is tabulated beginning at sea level andprogressing downward. Since shallow seas are really covering continental crust,areas are also tabulated with reference to -2000 m, the approximate midpoint ofthe continental slope and approximate boundary of continental and oceanic crust.
North Atlantic
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 7,432,604 | 15.1% | 15.1% | ||
| -1000-500 | 2,847,322 | 5.8% | 20.8% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 2,026,086 | 4.1% | 25.0% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 2,448,047 | 5.0% | 29.9% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 2,555,707 | 5.2% | 35.1% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| -3000-2500 | 3,460,199 | 7.0% | 42.1% | 10.0% | 17.4% |
| -3500-3000 | 4,004,260 | 8.1% | 50.2% | 11.6% | 29.0% |
| -4000-3500 | 4,855,329 | 9.8% | 60.1% | 14.1% | 43.0% |
| -4500-4000 | 5,443,237 | 11.0% | 71.1% | 15.8% | 58.8% |
| -5000-4500 | 5,931,576 | 12.0% | 83.2% | 17.2% | 76.0% |
| -5500-5000 | 5,227,452 | 10.6% | 93.8% | 15.1% | 91.1% |
| -6000-5500 | 2,711,307 | 5.5% | 99.3% | 7.8% | 98.9% |
| -6500-6000 | 332,496 | 0.7% | 99.9% | 1.0% | 99.9% |
| -7000-6500 | 34,965 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Total | 49,310,587 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 34,556,528 |
South Atlantic
Although the North Atlantic Ocean is a bit larger than the South Atlantic,the deep basin of the South Atlantic is quite a bit larger than the NorthAtlantic, reflecting the wide continental shelves of North America and Europe,and the much narrower shelves of South America and Africa.
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 2,307,446 | 5.0% | 5.0% | ||
| -1000-500 | 805,478 | 1.7% | 6.7% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 643,363 | 1.4% | 8.1% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 679,265 | 1.5% | 9.6% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 1,047,605 | 2.3% | 11.9% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| -3000-2500 | 2,607,538 | 5.6% | 17.5% | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| -3500-3000 | 4,547,453 | 9.9% | 27.4% | 10.9% | 19.7% |
| -4000-3500 | 6,494,649 | 14.1% | 41.5% | 15.6% | 35.2% |
| -4500-4000 | 8,626,358 | 18.7% | 60.1% | 20.7% | 55.9% |
| -5000-4500 | 9,404,077 | 20.4% | 80.5% | 22.5% | 78.4% |
| -5500-5000 | 8,179,671 | 17.7% | 98.2% | 19.6% | 98.1% |
| -6000-5500 | 764,493 | 1.7% | 99.9% | 1.8% | 99.9% |
| -6500-6000 | 46,118 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Total | 46,153,514 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 41,717,962 |
Arctic
The Arctic Ocean boundary is defined here as extending from northernmostNorway to Spitzbergen to northeast Greenland. On the Pacific side, it is thenarrowest point of Bering Strait. The very wide continental shelves around theArctic Ocean are obvious in the figures.
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 5,619,093 | 51.7% | 51.7% | ||
| -1000-500 | 651,440 | 6.0% | 57.6% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 591,524 | 5.4% | 63.1% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 817,406 | 7.5% | 70.6% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 771,943 | 7.1% | 77.7% | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| -3000-2500 | 603,828 | 5.6% | 83.3% | 18.9% | 43.0% |
| -3500-3000 | 608,946 | 5.6% | 88.9% | 19.0% | 62.1% |
| -4000-3500 | 818,417 | 7.5% | 96.4% | 25.6% | 87.7% |
| -4500-4000 | 392,823 | 3.6% | 100.0% | 12.3% | 100.0% |
| -5000-4500 | 1508 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Total | 10,876,928 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 3,197,465 |
Indian
The Indian Ocean boundaries are here defined as the longitudes of thesouthernmost points of Africa and Tasmania.
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 4,224,399 | 6.0% | 6.0% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,389,628 | 2.0% | 8.0% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 1,504,061 | 2.1% | 10.1% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 2,017,781 | 2.9% | 13.0% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 2,690,223 | 3.8% | 16.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| -3000-2500 | 4,840,647 | 6.9% | 23.7% | 7.9% | 12.3% |
| -3500-3000 | 8,732,862 | 12.4% | 36.1% | 14.3% | 26.6% |
| -4000-3500 | 9,708,737 | 13.8% | 49.9% | 15.9% | 42.5% |
| -4500-4000 | 12,806,792 | 18.2% | 68.2% | 20.9% | 63.4% |
| -5000-4500 | 12,357,124 | 17.6% | 85.7% | 20.2% | 83.6% |
| -5500-5000 | 7,522,884 | 10.7% | 96.4% | 12.3% | 95.9% |
| -6000-5500 | 2,202,857 | 3.1% | 99.6% | 3.6% | 99.5% |
| -6500-6000 | 307,735 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 0.5% | 100.0% |
| Total | 70,305,731 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 61,169,861 |
North Pacific
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 4,988,957 | 6.2% | 6.2% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,503,967 | 1.9% | 8.0% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 1,388,603 | 1.7% | 9.7% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 1,646,798 | 2.0% | 11.8% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 1,576,533 | 1.9% | 13.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| -3000-2500 | 3,175,279 | 3.9% | 17.6% | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| -3500-3000 | 5,480,656 | 6.8% | 24.4% | 7.7% | 14.3% |
| -4000-3500 | 7,492,355 | 9.2% | 33.6% | 10.5% | 24.8% |
| -4500-4000 | 10,693,260 | 13.2% | 46.8% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| -5000-4500 | 14,248,508 | 17.6% | 64.4% | 19.9% | 59.6% |
| -5500-5000 | 17,637,889 | 21.7% | 86.1% | 24.6% | 84.2% |
| -6000-5500 | 9,225,293 | 11.4% | 97.5% | 12.9% | 97.1% |
| -6500-6000 | 1,531,167 | 1.9% | 99.3% | 2.1% | 99.3% |
| -7000-6500 | 466,339 | 0.6% | 99.9% | 0.7% | 99.9% |
| -7500-7000 | 52,263 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| -8000-7500 | 8,666 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Total | 81,116,533 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 71,588,208 |
South Pacific
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 1,751,479 | 1.9% | 1.9% | ||
| -1000-500 | 2,198,254 | 2.3% | 4.2% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 1,893,609 | 2.0% | 6.2% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 2,752,759 | 2.9% | 9.1% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 2,814,571 | 3.0% | 12.1% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| -3000-2500 | 6,022,388 | 6.4% | 18.5% | 7.0% | 10.3% |
| -3500-3000 | 10,926,598 | 11.6% | 30.0% | 12.7% | 23.0% |
| -4000-3500 | 17,218,933 | 18.2% | 48.2% | 20.0% | 43.0% |
| -4500-4000 | 20,225,570 | 21.4% | 69.6% | 23.5% | 66.6% |
| -5000-4500 | 15,952,182 | 16.9% | 86.5% | 18.6% | 85.1% |
| -5500-5000 | 11,003,792 | 11.6% | 98.2% | 12.8% | 97.9% |
| -6000-5500 | 1,538,101 | 1.6% | 99.8% | 1.8% | 99.7% |
| -6500-6000 | 123,602 | 0.1% | 99.9% | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| -7000-6500 | 65,028 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| -7500-7000 | 43,924 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Total | 94,530,789 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 85,934,688 |
Antarctic (Southern)
The Antarctic or Southern Ocean is traditionally but arbitrarily defined asbeginning at 60 S. The figures in the table below are also included in thefigures for the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
| Range | Area Sq km | % Area | Cum % Area | % Area Below -2000 m | Cum % Area Below -2000 m |
| -500-0 | 1,565,478 | 7.6% | 7.6% | ||
| -1000-500 | 1,030,983 | 5.0% | 12.7% | ||
| -1500-1000 | 578,868 | 2.8% | 15.5% | ||
| -2000-1500 | 528,768 | 2.6% | 18.1% | ||
| -2500-2000 | 843,021 | 4.1% | 22.2% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| -3000-2500 | 1,708,094 | 8.3% | 30.5% | 10.2% | 15.2% |
| -3500-3000 | 2,103,672 | 10.3% | 40.8% | 12.5% | 27.7% |
| -4000-3500 | 2,571,039 | 12.5% | 53.3% | 15.3% | 43.0% |
| -4500-4000 | 4,235,578 | 20.7% | 74.0% | 25.2% | 68.3% |
| -5000-4500 | 3,160,716 | 15.4% | 89.4% | 18.8% | 87.1% |
| -5500-5000 | 2,151,289 | 10.5% | 99.9% | 12.8% | 99.9% |
| -6000-5500 | 18,265 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| Total | 20,495,773 | ||||
| Total <-2000 | 16,791,675 |
Sources and Discussion
Gates, W. L. and Nelson, A. B., 1973; A new (revised) tabulation of theScripps topography on a 1-degree global grid: Part I, Terrain Heights. RandCorporation Report R 1276 1 ARPA
Gates, W. L. and Nelson, A. B., 1975; A new (revised) tabulation of theScripps topography on a 1-degree global grid: Part II, Ocean Depths. RandCorporation Report R 1277 1 ARPA
Although more detailed data are available now, these data constitute aconveniently manageable data set for global statistics.
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Created 12 August 2003, Last Update24 May 2020