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Gulf of Mexico

Also known as Bay of Mexico, Mexican Gulf, The Gulf, Gulf of America

marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean

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The Gulf of Mexico is a large body of water that is part of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the United States, Mexico, and Cuba. It matters because it is an important region for shipping, fishing, and oil and gas production that affects many people and the broader economy.

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Research

5,483 papers

Floating Debris in the Northern Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Katrina.Environmental science & technology · 2023Hu C, Qi L, Wang M et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01689
Oil Pollution in the Southern Gulf of Mexico: Field and Laboratory Studies.Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2022Gold-Bouchot GDOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03441-y
A review of Gulf of Mexico coastal marsh erosion studies following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and comparison to over 4 years of shoreline loss data from Fall 2010 to Summer 2015.ReviewMarine pollution bulletin · 2021Challenger GE, Gmur S, Taylor EDOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.111983
Gulf of Mexico coralline algae are robust to sunscreen pollution.Marine pollution bulletin · 2022MacVicar A, Stoppelmann SJ, Broomes TJ et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113864

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The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and on the southeast by Cuba.

The Gulf of Mexico basin is roughly oval and is about 810 nautical miles (1,500 kilometers; 930 miles) wide. Its floor consists of sedimentary rocks and recent sediments. It is connected to part of the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Florida between the U.S. and Cuba, and with the Caribbean Sea via the Yucatán Channel between Mexico and Cuba. Because of its narrow connection to the Atlantic Ocean, the gulf has very small tidal ranges. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico also contributes to weather across the United States, including severe weather in Tornado Alley.