Bay of Bengal size comparison: how tall is the Bay of Bengal?
Bay of Bengal: 4,694 m · 15,400 ft tall
Area 2,172,000 km² · avg depth 2,600 m · deepest 4,694 m (Bay of Bengal floor) · shown as a water column of its max depth
Bay of Bengal is 4,694 m · 15,400 ft tall. That is about 2,745× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Bay of Bengal in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 4.7 km |
| Miles | 2.9 mi |
| Metres | 4,694 m |
| Feet | 15,400 ft |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 2,745 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Bay of Bengal.
What is about the same size as Bay of Bengal?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| South China Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 5,016 m · 16,457 ft | 322 m taller (6.9%) |
| Vinson Massif (Americas & Antarctica) | 4,892 m · 16,050 ft | 198 m taller (4.2%) |
| Puncak Jaya (Africa & Oceania) | 4,884 m · 16,024 ft | 190 m taller (4%) |
| Mont Blanc (Europe) | 4,806 m · 15,768 ft | 112 m taller (2.4%) |
| Dufourspitze (Europe) | 4,634 m · 15,203 ft | 60 m shorter (1.3%) |
| Matterhorn (Europe) | 4,478 m · 14,692 ft | 216 m shorter (4.6%) |
| Mount Whitney (Americas & Antarctica) | 4,421 m · 14,505 ft | 273 m shorter (5.8%) |
| Arabian Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 4,652 m · 15,262 ft | 42 m shorter (0.9%) |
More in Seas & gulfs
- Philippine Sea — 10,540 m · 34,580 ft
- Coral Sea — 9,140 m · 29,987 ft
- Arabian Sea — 4,652 m · 15,262 ft
- South China Sea — 5,016 m · 16,457 ft
- Caribbean Sea — 7,686 m · 25,217 ft
- Mediterranean Sea — 5,267 m · 17,280 ft
- Tasman Sea — 5,943 m · 19,498 ft
- Bering Sea — 4,151 m · 13,619 ft
- Sea of Okhotsk — 3,372 m · 11,063 ft
- Gulf of Mexico — 4,384 m · 14,383 ft
- Barents Sea — 600 m · 1,969 ft
- East China Sea — 2,716 m · 8,911 ft