-
- Golfo de Mexico in Spanish
- 9th Largest body of water
- Consider a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Shape of it's basin is roughly oval
- Surrounded by the United States, Mexico and Cuba
- Covers 615 million square miles
- Provides 1,680 miles of coastline
- Deepest point is Sigsbee Deep, at over 14,000 feet
- Amerigo Vespucci is believed to be the first European to visit in 1497
- Present Gulf of Mexico basin is believed to have its origin in Late Triassic time
-
-
The Gulf of Mexico is the 9th largest body of water in the world. Despite being considered its own entity, it is not an isolated body of water. Rather, the Gulf of Mexico is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean. It borders much of the southern portion of North America as well as the eastern portion of Central America.
-
Geographic features
The Gulf of Mexico is an oval-shaped basin that is known for its shallower depths and warmer temperatures than the Atlantic Ocean. Its coastal placement also makes it the source of some of the strongest ocean currents in the world, including the Gulf Stream current.Hurricane territory
The gulf's warm temperatures and proximity to much colder waters makes it prone to generating Hurricanes on a relatively regular basis. Most notably, the Gulf of Mexico produced Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and many other cities in 2005.
-
-
Gulf of Mexico Questions
Name the waterways empty into the Gulf of Mexico? 1 Answer...wrong question. The Colorado river is not the largest river emptying the Gulf of Mexico.... because the Colorado River empty its waters in the Sea of Cortez,... read more
where is gulf coast gift baskets located 1 AnswerThis is there website http://gulfcoastgiftbaskets.com/store/index.html It says that they are located at: 225 Miami Ave West Suite 5 Venice Island FL 34285 Ho... read more
Which coastline that borders the Gulf of Mexico is longer, Florida or Texas? 1 AnswerThe Florida coastline is longer. read more
view more questions...
-
-
On Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
Photo: This is a “sea cucumber”. It was found almost 3,000 meters under the sea (Gulf of Mexico). Gorgeous http://tumblr.com/xel47muxc
-
Energy XXI adds to Gulf of Mexico assets (source: Big News Network) http://bit.ly/6QJMQo
-
Houston: Energy XXI adds to Gulf of Mexico assets http://houston.cityandpress.com/node/529489
-
nothing profound. camping wednesday in the gulf of mexico. looking online at tomahawks; telling myself i need 1.
-
@Lynxie77 On a canal by the Gulf of Mexico in Florida :-)
view more tweets...
-
About this page
-
Page Views0
No one is currently managing this page.
This page currently has no vertical manager.
-
