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I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Meaning of "Gulf of Mexico" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES GULF OF MEXICO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin 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 Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. The U.S. states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida border the Gulf on the north. In Texas and Louisiana, the Gulf Coast it is often referred to as the "Third Coast" in comparison with the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The Gulf of Mexico formed approximately 300 million years ago as a result of plate tectonics. The Gulf's basin is roughly oval and is approximately 810 nautical miles wide and floored by sedimentary rocks and recent sediments. It is a part of the Atlantic Ocean through the Florida Straits between the U.S. and Cuba, and with the Caribbean Sea via the Yucatan Channel between Mexico and Cuba. With the narrow connection to the Atlantic, the Gulf experiences very small tidal ranges. The size of the Gulf basin is approximately 615,000 mi². Almost half of the basin is shallow continental shelf waters. The basin contains a volume of roughly 660 quadrillion gallons.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GULF OF MEXICO

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GULF OF MEXICO

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Synonyms and antonyms of Gulf of Mexico in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gulf of Mexico» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GULF OF MEXICO

Find out the translation of Gulf of Mexico to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gulf of Mexico from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gulf of Mexico» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墨西哥湾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Golfo de México
570 millions of speakers

English

Gulf of Mexico
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेक्सिको की खाड़ी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خليج المكسيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мексиканский залив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Golfo do México
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মক্সিকো উপসাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Golfe du Mexique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teluk Mexico
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Golf von Mexiko
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メキシコ湾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멕시코
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teluk Meksiko
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Vịnh Mexico
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெக்ஸிக்கோ வளைகுடா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेक्सिकोचे आखात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meksika körfezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Golfo del Messico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zatoka Meksykańska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мексиканська затока
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Golful Mexic
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κόλπος του Μεξικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Golf van Mexiko
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mexikanska golfen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gulf of Mexico
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gulf of Mexico

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GULF OF MEXICO»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gulf of Mexico

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6 QUOTES WITH «GULF OF MEXICO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Gulf of Mexico.
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John Amos
I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico.
2
Bobby Jindal
Congress did a good thing back in 1995 in passing the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act. That act did a simple thing. It provided automatic royalty relief for new leases for 5 years in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Kris Kristofferson
I never was one to go into an office and write. For one thing, I had a job. I was cleaning the ashtrays and setting up the studios at Columbia for a couple of years and working every other week down in the Gulf of Mexico flying helicopters. I didn't really get to just write songs for about five years.
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Winona LaDuke
I don't oppose pipelines - I like infrastructure - but I heard that the Keystone XL pipeline was going to carry tar sands oil from the lands of the Cree and Dene all the way to the Gulf of Mexico across the Ogallala aquifer, one of the largest aquifer systems in the world. It's bad for the climate, bad for the people, and it's all about profits.
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Rick Renzi
As hurricanes Katrina and Rita raged through the southeastern United States last summer, much of America's energy infrastructure based in the Gulf of Mexico was damaged or destroyed causing gas prices to soar.
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Daniel Yergin
This has a lot to do with the unrest in Nigeria, but also with the production loss after the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, the decline in Iraq since the 2003 war, and the decline in Venezuelan output since 2002.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GULF OF MEXICO»

Discover the use of Gulf of Mexico in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gulf of Mexico and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume 3, Geology
This volume is a compilation of scientific knowledge from highly accomplished and experienced geologists who have focused most of their careers on gaining a better understanding of the geology of the Gulf of Mexico.
John W. Tunnell, Darryl L. Felder, Noreen A. Buster, 2011
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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity
Presenting a comprehensive summary of knowledge of Gulf biota through 2004, the book includes seventy-seven chapters, which list more than fifteen thousand species in thirty-eight phyla or divisions and were written by 138 authors from ...
Darryl L. Felder, 2009
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Shore ecology of the Gulf of Mexico
Very Good,No Highlights or Markup,all pages are intact.
Joseph C. Britton, Brian Morton, 1989
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Describes the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, its aftermath, the incident itself, and the rescue of the Deepwater Horizon crewmembers.
Courtney Farrell, 2011
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Oil Spill!: Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
The oil spill was the largest in U.S. history.
Elaine Landau, 2011
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The Western Gulf of Mexico Basin: Tectonics, Sedimentary ...
Padilla Sánchez, R. J., 1986, Post-Paleozoic tectonics of northeast Mexico and its role in the evolution of the Gulf of Mexico: Geofisica Internacional, v. 25, no. 1, p. 157–206. Pilger, R. H. Jr., 1981, The opening of the Gulf of Mexico: Implications ...
Claudio Bartolini, Richard T. Buffler, Abelardo Cantú Chapa, 2002
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The marine mammals of the Gulf of Mexico
More than thirty color plates by marine artist Larry Foster and thirty-two color photographs,illustrate these creatures.Another unique feature of this volume is a set of drawings of the skulls of all the Gulf species; these skull keys will ...
Bernd G. Würsig, Thomas A. Jefferson, David J. Schmidly, 2000
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Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf ...
How to recognize and avoid running afoul of the creatures that bite or sting, are poisonous when eaten, or are otherwise potentially harmful. A handy reference for swimmers, boaters, divers, anglers, and water-lovers.
Edwin S. Iversen, Renate H. Skinner, 2006
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Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico presents a comprehensive history and analysis of the hurricanes that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico from the 1800s to the present, reporting each hurricane's point of origin, oceanic and atmospheric ...
Barry D. Keim, Robert A. Muller, 2009
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The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean: Hydrocarbon ...
"AAPG Memoir 79, The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, is the first volume in more than a decade to document such a wide range of research on the geology of this vast area.
Claudio Bartolini, Richard T. Buffler, Jon Frederic Blickwede, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GULF OF MEXICO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gulf of Mexico is used in the context of the following news items.
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Coast Guard pulls man, dog from Gulf of Mexico - WLOX.com - The …
(CNN) - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog from the Gulf of Mexico. The man said his sailboat had broken down three days ... «WLOX, Jul 15»
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PEMEX selects ProSep to deliver crude blending project for Gulf of
PEMEX selects ProSep to deliver crude blending project for Gulf of Mexico operations. 7/13/2015. HOUSTON -- Houston-headquartered ProSep, the oil, gas and ... «WorldOil, Jul 15»
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Growing Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone
In the southern US, a large one normally shows up at the Mississippi River outlet (Figure 3). As the 2,300 mile long Mississippi river flows from ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
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U.S. Onshore Tight Oil Growth Usurped by Gulf of Mexico, NGL …
"In contrast to recent trends, gains will stem from new projects in the Gulf of Mexico and from NGLs, while growth in light tight oil (LTO) supplies ... «Natural Gas Intelligence, Jul 15»
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Whale shark seen in Gulf of Mexico
The photos were taken by Steven Sloat on June 30, as he was fishing 20 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The whale shark appeared and ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»
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Woman says she caught staph infection from Gulf of Mexico
Woman says she caught staph infection from Gulf of Mexico ... woman in Texas said she got a staph infection while swimming in Gulf of Mexico. «WLOX, Jul 15»
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Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY) Gulf of Mexico deepwater …
(PR Newswire)Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE:SGY) provided a drilling and production update. In the Gulf of Mexico deepwater, operations ... «Inside Trade, Jul 15»
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Tuesday's tropical weather forecast: All clear in Gulf of Mexico
No tropical storms or hurricanes are expected to form during the next five days in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea or the north Atlantic Ocean, ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Huffman: A stronger and healthier Gulf of Mexico is in sight
But here's what we do know: This settlement offers the opportunity to invest in the type of wholesale restoration the Gulf of Mexico desperately ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Woman: I got staph infection while swimming in Gulf of Mexico
A Houston woman is warning others after she says she contracted a dangerous staph infection while swimming in Galveston. "I went to the ... «KTRK-TV, Jul 15»

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