Gulf of Mexico size comparison: how tall is the Gulf of Mexico?
Gulf of Mexico: 4,384 m · 14,383 ft tall
Area 1,550,000 km² · avg depth 1,615 m · deepest 4,384 m (Sigsbee Deep) · shown as a water column of its max depth
Gulf of Mexico is 4,384 m · 14,383 ft tall. That is about 2,564× 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.
Gulf of Mexico in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 4.4 km |
| Miles | 2.7 mi |
| Metres | 4,384 m |
| Feet | 14,383 ft |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 2,564 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Gulf of Mexico.
What is about the same size as Gulf of Mexico?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Arabian Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 4,652 m · 15,262 ft | 268 m taller (6.1%) |
| Matterhorn (Europe) | 4,478 m · 14,692 ft | 94 m taller (2.1%) |
| Mount Whitney (Americas & Antarctica) | 4,421 m · 14,505 ft | 37 m taller (0.8%) |
| Mount Rainier (Americas & Antarctica) | 4,392 m · 14,409 ft | 8 m taller (0.2%) |
| Mauna Kea (Americas & Antarctica) | 4,207 m · 13,802 ft | 177 m shorter (4%) |
| Toubkal (Africa & Oceania) | 4,167 m · 13,671 ft | 217 m shorter (4.9%) |
| Mount Kinabalu (Asia & Pakistan) | 4,095 m · 13,435 ft | 289 m shorter (6.6%) |
| Andaman Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 4,198 m · 13,773 ft | 186 m shorter (4.2%) |
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
- Bay of Bengal — 4,694 m · 15,400 ft
- Sea of Okhotsk — 3,372 m · 11,063 ft
- Barents Sea — 600 m · 1,969 ft
- East China Sea — 2,716 m · 8,911 ft