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The Gulf of Tehuantepec is largest in size.
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.
Two out of three large gulfs that are close to the United States are the Gulf of California and the Gulf of Mexico.OTHER: Gulf of Alaska
The Gulf of Mexico is almost 10 times larger, stretching from Texas to Florida and south to Yucatan and Cuba. Numerically, the Gulf of Mexico is about 600,000 square miles in area, the Gulf of California only about 62,000 square miles.
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a narrow strip of land in southern Mexico, separating the Gulf of Mexico from the Pacific Ocean. It is located in the state of Oaxaca.
The Gulf of California of Mexico is a "bit" bigger than the gulf of california.
Baja California is the thin but long peninsula on northwestern Mexico, protruding from southern California. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the thinnest region in Mexico, separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
The Gulf of Mexico is bigger.
The Gulf of Mexico is almost 10 times larger, stretching from Texas to Florida and south to Yucatan and Cuba. Numerically, the Gulf of Mexico is about 600,000 square miles in area, the Gulf of California only about 62,000 square miles.
The Gulf of Mexico is almost 10 times larger, stretching from Texas to Florida and south to Yucatan and Cuba. Numerically, the Gulf of Mexico is about 600,000 square miles in area, the Gulf of California only about 62,000 square miles.