Mediterranean Sea size comparison: how tall is the Mediterranean Sea?
Mediterranean Sea: 5,267 m · 17,280 ft tall
Area 2,510,000 km² · avg depth 1,500 m · deepest 5,267 m (Calypso Deep) · shown as a water column of its max depth
Mediterranean Sea is 5,267 m · 17,280 ft tall. That is about 3,080× 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.
Mediterranean Sea in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 5.3 km |
| Miles | 3.3 mi |
| Metres | 5,267 m |
| Feet | 17,280 ft |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 3,080 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Mediterranean Sea.
What is about the same size as Mediterranean Sea?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf of Aden (Seas & gulfs) | 5,400 m · 17,717 ft | 133 m taller (2.5%) |
| Pico de Orizaba (Americas & Antarctica) | 5,636 m · 18,491 ft | 369 m taller (7%) |
| Mount Damavand (Asia & Pakistan) | 5,610 m · 18,406 ft | 343 m taller (6.5%) |
| Arctic Ocean (Oceans) | 5,550 m · 18,209 ft | 283 m taller (5.4%) |
| Mount Kenya (Africa & Oceania) | 5,199 m · 17,057 ft | 68 m shorter (1.3%) |
| Mount Ararat (Asia & Pakistan) | 5,137 m · 16,854 ft | 130 m shorter (2.5%) |
| Mount Stanley (Africa & Oceania) | 5,109 m · 16,762 ft | 158 m shorter (3%) |
| South China Sea (Seas & gulfs) | 5,016 m · 16,457 ft | 251 m shorter (4.8%) |
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
- 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
- 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