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The Gulf of Mexico is a large oval-shaped oceanic basin, that is located on the southeastern coast of North America and is bounded by the US states of Mississipp i, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and Florida to the north, northeast and northwest; by the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatan to the south ...
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.
This map shows Gulf of Mexico countries, islands, cities, towns, roads. You may download, print or use the above map for educational, personal and non-commercial purposes. Attribution is required.
Area: 600,000 sq mi (1,550,000 sq km). Max. depth: 4375 m . Countries: Mexico, Cuba, United States. Major ports and cities: Corpus Christi, Houston, Mobile, Key West, New Orleans, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Cancún, Veracruz, Havana. Written and fact-checked by Ontheworldmap.com team.
Where is the Gulf of Mexico located? The Gulf of Mexico borders the southeastern coast of North America. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, running between the peninsula of Florida and the island of Cuba, and to the Caribbean Sea by the Yucatán Channel, which runs between the Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba.
The Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas contains more than just maps. The atlas provides answers to questions related to the physical environment, marine resources, and economic activity in the Gulf of Mexico. The maps are divided into sections such as “Living Marine Resources” and “Economic Resources.”
Gulf of Mexico Official Protraction Diagram (OPD) & Leasing Maps (LM) Images. Within the Gulf of Mexico, there are two types of maps that depict blocks that could be leased. An older format, known as the Leasing Map, was based on Texas or Louisiana State Plane mapping projections.