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On April 20, the Macondo well blew out, causing oil and gas to enter the rig floor. As the crew was evacuating the rig, the oil and gas caught fire. There was also oil stored on the platform which also caught fire. The fire was put out as the rig (Deepwater Horizon) sank in the gulf.
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What are three big gulfs that are close to the US?
The Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of California
Does the gulf of Mexico have big waves?
It can but not nearly as big as the Atlantic or the Pacific
Why was the Gulf of Mexico discovered?
It was so big, nobody could miss it.
How big in meters squared is the gulf of Mexico?
The Gulf of Mexico covers about 617,800 sq miles (1.6 million km²).
How big is the ocean in Mexico?
I guess you mean how big is the shoreline (longitude of coast) in Mexico. It is the 13th largest in the world, with 9,330 kilometers (5,799 miles) of coast, distributed among the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of California and Caribbean Sea.
The famous pipeline big inch carries mineral oil from the wells of?
A) gulf of mexico to N.E. part of U.S.A. B) gulf of mexico to Great lakes region
What city on the map is nearest to the gulf of Mexico?
Many big cites are on the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa, Pensacola, Galveston (wiped out in 1908 and rebuilt).
What big body of water that is in south Louisiana and west Florida?
It is the Gulf of Mexico.
Is the gulf of Mexico salt water?
The Gulf of Mexico is an oceanic basin, and by definition, must contain salt water. Something like that thought the Gulf of mexico is basically a reef or in other words a really big lake that covers 4 percent of the world which is 2 aquers
Why is the waves not as big in the Gulf of Mexico as in the Atlantic Ocean?
Because it is protected by the Florida and Yucatan peninsulas. Think of the Gulf of Mexico as a large bay, protected from the open sea by such landforms.
What is a carnivore that lives in the gulf of Mexico?
There are Bears and Insects and OH Yeah BIG FOOT
Could Mexico be considered an isthmus?
No. "Mexico" is too big to be considered as such. It however, has an isthmus, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean. It is known as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
