GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico lies between the southern United States, eastern Mexico and Cuba. It receives the Mississippi River and connects with the Caribbean through the Yucatán Channel and the Atlantic through the Florida Straits.
Fast Facts
- It is an Atlantic marginal basin with broad continental shelves.
- Offshore oil and gas, fisheries and ports are important activities.
- Tropical cyclones can intensify over warm waters when atmospheric and oceanic conditions are favourable.
Connected lessons
- Gulf of MexicoMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Yucatán ChannelRelated places
- Florida StraitsRelated places
- Mississippi RiverRelated places
- Bay of CampecheRelated places
- Rio Grande / Río BravoRelated places