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Yes, it is. It is an arm of the west of the North Atlantic Ocean
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What ocean borders Texas?
The Gulf of Mexico is an extension of the Atlantic ocean which can be reached via the Florida Straits and by way of the Caribbean Sea.
Is the Atlantic Ocean the body of Water for the Gulf of Mexico?
It is connected to it, certainly. All seas are connected to the oceans in one way or another, except inland seas, obviously. The International Hydrographic Organization designates the Gulf of Mexico as an arm of the Atlantic Ocean so yes, it is considered the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the arm of Atlantic Ocean?
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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.
What is the name of the large body of water that is south of Louisiana and west of Florida?
The Gulf of Mexico.The Gulf of Mexico borders Louisiana to the south. Other major bodies of water in Louisiana include the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.
What is the gulf of Mexico?
It is a place name that could just as easily be called the Gulf of Florida, or the Gulf of Cuba (which separates it from the Caribbean Sea). It happened to be named for the western shore, which includes Yucatan and Texas (once part of Mexico).The SW corner, west of Yucatan, is called the Bay of Campeche (sometimes more specifically applied to the Yucatan side of the Gulf of Campeche).
Is the Caribbean sea an arm of the pacific ocean?
The West Indies separate the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The West Indies includes the islands of the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.
What body of water does Ghana touch?
The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean south of West Africa.
A bay is an arm of an ocean sea or lake extending into land Find an example of a bay on the North American continent?
There are many, including : Hudson Bay in Canada (on the Arctic Ocean) San Francisco Bay in California (on the Pacific Ocean) Chesapeake Bay on the US east coast (on the Atlantic Ocean) Bay of Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico (Mexico)
What is the arm of an Ocean called?
A gulf.
Is the gulf of Mexico the largest lake in Mexico?
Is not a lake.. its a gulf by definition (A large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea) In terms of surface, i think the largest lake in Mexico would be Lake Chapala. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_Mexico
Is the Gulf Of Mexico a river ocean or sea?
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.
