GEBCO 2025 : Seabed 2030 announces millions of square kilometers of new seafloor data

New version of GEBCO bathymetric grid available to download

Mapped seafloor is shown in blue, with red indicating new bathymetric data added in the last year. (Image credit: Seabed 2030)

 

Distribution of different depth zones within the world ocean and seas and EEZ. The EEZ analysed this study includes all the area between a state’s coastline (delineated as zero depth based GEBCO_2024 bathymetry grid) and the outer limit of the corresponding EEZ.

Territorial claims by sovereign states in the Southern Ocean are not considered EEZ.

The depth zones are based on GEBCO_2024 bathymetry grid.
 

 

Bivariate map showing the proportion of total area mapped by direct method and total area of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for each nation.

Both the total EEZ area and proportion of mapping is classified by equal interval method.

 

Links :

• Frontier : Status of global seafloor mapping effort and priority areas for future mapping
• OceanNews : Seabed 2030 Announces Millions of Square Kilometers of New Seafloor Data