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News: The US President-elect recently announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
About Gulf of Mexico
- Location: The Gulf of Mexico is a large body of water bordered by the southeastern United States, Mexico, and Cuba.
- Connections:
- Connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Straits of Florida
- Connected to the Caribbean Sea through the Yucatán Channel
- Size: It is the largest gulf in the world and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Formation: Formed around 300 million years ago due to seafloor subsidence caused by tectonic movements.
- Geography
- Depth: The Gulf has an average depth of 1,615 meters, with shallow areas along the continental shelf.
- Coastal Areas: The Gulf is bordered by the U.S. states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and Mexico’s eastern coast, including the Yucatán Peninsula.
- Climate
- Type: Ranges from tropical to subtropical.
- Severe Weather: The region is known for hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms.
- Rivers– The Mississippi River and the Rio Grande are the two major rivers that drain into the Gulf.
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