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None of the above. The Gulf of Mexico is a gulf, formed by the Florida peninsula in the US and the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. It was called a gulf (a form of bay) because it is partly surrounded by land, and is an arm of the Caribbean Sea.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoYes. It is one of the largest gulfs in the world. Its area is around 1.6 million square kilometers (600,000 sq mi) and its deepest depth is 4384 meters (14,373 feet) below the sea surface.
By definition, a gulf is a body of water almostsurrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. In this case, the gulf is almost surrounded by Mexico and the Southwestern United States, and its mouth is conformed by the Florida and Yucatan peninsulas.
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∙ 11y agoAll oceanic bodies are connected. The Gulf of Mexico connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the Straits of Florida between Cuba and Florida. It also connects with the Caribbean Sea.
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∙ 12y agowell soon it will be called the oil of Mexico
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∙ 12y agono its a gulf
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What sea does the Mississippi river enter?
It doesn't flow into a "sea". It flows into the Gulf of Mexico, part of the Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf is much larger than so many " seas " such as the Sea of Japan, between Russia and Japan, and the Aegean Sea of Southern Europe.
What bodies of water are closest to Florida?
Lake Okeechobee and the Atlantic Ocean border palm beach and martin counties
What is the closest sea to Mexico?
Mexico has shores on the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of California and the Caribbean Sea.
What ocean borders the Gulf of Mexico?
The Atlantic Ocean. Also the Caribbean Sea borders the Gulf of Mexico.
What river flows into the Rio Grand River?
The Rio Grande River flows into the Gulf of Mexico which is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
What are the three seas that surround Mexico?
The Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to the east.
What are 8 bodies of water that can be found on the earths surface?
The Atlantic ocean, The Pacific ocean, The gulf of Mexico, The Mississippi River, The Hudson River, The gulf of Alaska, The Bering sea, Fort Peck Lake
Is there an ocean that borders Texas?
Texas borders the Gulf of Mexico, which is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
What ocean is to the east of Mexico?
The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The West Indies are surrpunded by an ocean a sea and a gulf What ones?
The Caribbean sea, the Atlantic ocean and the gulf of Mexico.
What is the outflow of the Mississippi river outflow?
The Gulf of Mexico
Does the Atlantic Ocean touch Mexico?
Mexico is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea on the east and by the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California on the west.
