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Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Gulf of Mexico (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | The gulf's eastern, north, and northwestern shores lie within the United States of America (specifically, the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas); its southwestern and southern shores lie within Mexico (specifically, the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo); on the southeast it is bordered by Cuba. |
 | | The total area of the Gulf of Mexico is approximately 615,000 mi² (1.6 million km²), the southern third of which lies within the tropics, and plunges to a depth of 2,080 fathoms (3804 m). |
 | | It is hypothesized that this impact was the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. |
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