Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gulf of Mexico is 41 percent continental slope, 32 percent continental shelf, and 24 percent abyssal plain with the greatest depth of 12,467 feet in the Sigsbee Deep. [18] Seven main areas are given as: [ citation needed ]
7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Gulf of Mexico - 30A
WEBDec 17, 2021 · The average depth of the Gulf is roughly 5,200 feet, but other parts of the Gulf of Mexico are surprisingly deep. The Sigsbee Deep, 200 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, is estimated to be between 12,300 to 14,383 feet.
Gulf of Mexico | North America, Marine Ecosystems, Oil & Gas
WEB3 days ago · The deepest point of the Gulf of Mexico is called Sigsbee Deep. It is 17,070 feet (5,203 meters) below sea level in the Mexico Basin. The Gulf of Mexico is, however, unusually flat, with a gradient of only about 1 foot (0.3 meters) in …
11 Geographic Facts About the Gulf of Mexico - ThoughtCo
WEBDec 4, 2018 · Most of the basin consists of shallow intertidal areas, but its deepest point is called Sigsbee Deep and has an estimated depth of about 14,383 feet (4,384 m). Gulf of Mexico Geographic Facts. The Gulf of Mexico itself and the regions surrounding it are highly biodiverse and feature large fishing economies.
Gulf Of Mexico - WorldAtlas
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · The Gulf of Mexico is somewhat shallow, along the coastal continental shelf areas, and has an average depth of 1,615m. Situated in the southwestern part of the Gulf, the Sigsbee Deep (Mexico Basin) is the deepest region in the Gulf of Mexico that has an estimated depth of over 4,384m.
Geologic Overview of the Gulf of Mexico - NOAA Ocean …
WEBOver the last 60 million years, the Gulf of Mexico basin has continued to subside or deepen, especially along the northern edges, under the immense load of accumulated terrigenous sediments that are more than 10,000 meters thick in some locations.
Gulf of Mexico summary | Britannica
WEBCovering an area of 600,000 sq mi (1,550,000 sq km), it is bounded by the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba. It has a maximum depth, in the Mexico Basin, of 17,070 ft (5,203 m). The Gulf Stream enters it from the Caribbean Sea and flows out to the Atlantic.
Gulf of Mexico Region | National Marine Ecosystem Status
WEBThe Gulf of Mexico is a 218,000 square mile semi-enclosed, oceanic basin connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida and to the Caribbean Sea by the Yucatan Channel. Many important watersheds, such as the …
Gulf of Mexico - Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological …
WEBThe main dynamical feature of the Gulf of Mexico is the Loop Current, which is a portion, upstream of the Gulf Stream, of the North Atlantic western boundary current that carries ocean waters from the Tropics towards the high latitudes.
Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas - National Centers for Environmental …
WEBBathymetry is the measurement of the depth of the ocean floor. It defines the morphology of the bottom of the ocean. In the Gulf of Mexico, the primary features are the shallow continental shelf around the Gulf margins, as well as the continental slopes, rises, and fans that connect to the deep abyssal plain.
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