It is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. It roughly encompasses the portion of the Gulf of Mexico between the cities of Veracruz and Campeche, in Mexico.
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It sits between the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.
Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan.
The southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas.
The Gulf of Tehuantepec is largest in size.
Baja California.
Mexico City does not border the Gulf of Mexico, as it is located on the central Mexican plateau: it has a height of 2,240 meters (7,349 feet) above sea level.The Mexican states that border the Gulf of Mexico are:TamaulipasVeracruzTabascoCampecheYucatan
The Mexican Border
It is bordered by the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa.
Mexico acts as a bridge between the United States to the north and Central America to the south. It has shores on the Gulf of Mexico to the east, while its western shores touch the Gulf of California, as well as the Gulf of Tehuantepec, which are part of the much larger Pacific Ocean.
The Mexican "Gulf states" are:TamaulipasVeracruzTabascoCampecheYucatan
The following five U. S. states border the Gulf of Mexico:TexasLouisianaMississippiAlabamaFlorida
The Mexican "Gulf states" are:TamaulipasVeracruzTabascoCampecheYucatan
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec that connects the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean is in Mexico. The isthmus name means "jaguar hill".
The gulf that forms part of the southern border of the United States is the Gulf of Mexico