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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely 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, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo; and on the southeast by Cuba. The Southern U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, which border the Gulf on the north, are often referred to as the "Third Coast" of the United States. The Gulf of Mexico took shape approximately 300 million years ago as a result of plate tectonics. The Gulf of Mexico basin is roughly oval in shape and is approximately 810 nautical miles wide. Its floor consists of sedimentary rocks and recent sediments. It is connected to part of the Atlantic Ocean through the Florida Straits between the U.S. and Cuba, and with the Caribbean Sea via the Yucatán Channel between Mexico and Cuba.

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'Legacy' phosphorus delays water quality improvements in Gulf of Mexico

Research finds water quality in Gulf of Mexico improves when adding social costs to carbon emissions

Cleanup of inactive Gulf of Mexico wells estimated at $30 billion

Price to Plug Old Wells in Gulf of Mexico? $30 Billion, Study Says.

14,000 oil and gas wells remain unplugged in the Gulf of Mexico

Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far more climate-changing methane than official estimates show, according to a new study published Monday.

A giant blob of seaweed twice the width of the continental United States is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico

Starship's much-anticipated first orbital flight could be as soon as next month. All 33 engines on the Superheavy booster will burn for 170 seconds before separating for a water landing in the Gulf of Mexico. If Starship reaches orbit it will return for a water landing off the coast of Hawaii.

Climate risks for Gulf of Mexico coral reefs spelled out in study

Hurricane Ian Enters the Gulf of Mexico – Headed Toward the West Coast of Florida

Dolphins Reveal the Health of the Gulf of Mexico

Massive New Deep-Sea Isopod Discovered in the Gulf of Mexico – 2,500% Larger Than Common Woodlice

New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

New Giant Deep-Sea Isopod Discovered in The Gulf of Mexico

Saved From Extinction: How the Gulf of Mexico Escaped Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago

Methane emissions detected over offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico

Research shows how Gulf of Mexico escaped ancient mass extinction

Biden Administration Cancels Oil Drilling Sales in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico

19th-century whaling shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico

'Bubble curtain' could reduce hurricane intensity in Gulf of Mexico

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