The Houston ship channel
The body of water that lies between the Gulf of Mexico and South America is the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered by various countries, including Mexico, Cuba, and several nations in Central and South America. The Caribbean Sea connects to the Gulf of Mexico through the Yucatán Channel and is known for its warm waters and diverse marine life.
Gulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.The Gulf of Mexico is surrounded by Florida to the east and northeast; Alabama, Mississippi and Louisana to the north; Texas in the Northwest; and the eastern coast of Mexico through the Yucatan Penninsula to the west and south.The Gulf of Mexico is connected with other parts of the Atlantic Ocean through a wide channel to its southeast between Florida and the Yucatan Penninsula that is bisected by the island of Cuba. The part of the channel between Cuba and the Yucatan Penninsula is called the Yucatan Channel and connects the Gulf with the Caribbean Sea. The part of the channel between Cuba and Key West, Florida is called the Straits of Florida and connects the Gulf with the greater North Atlantic Ocean.
The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea via the Yucatán Channel between Mexico and Cuba.
It is known as the Yucatan Channel. It formally divides the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The Yucatan Peninsula juts out between the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. So this also means that the channel connects the two together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Channel
The Yucatan Channel divides both Mexico and the island-nation of Cuba. It also separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea.
The Caribbean Sea to the south, Gulf of Mexico to the north-west, and the North Atlantic to the east.
The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
The Houston Ship Channel connects the Port of Houston to the Gulf of Mexico.
It depends. The city of Cancun, which stays at the northern Mayan Riviera, is close to the Yucatan Channel, which defines the border between the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.