the atlantic meets the gulf of mexico through the florida straits.
the atlantic meets the gulf of mexico through the florida straits.
where does the atlantic meet the gulf of mexico?
through the florida straits
the gulf of mexico formed approximately 300 million years ago as a result of plate tectonics. the gulf of mexico basin is roughly oval and is approximately wide and floored by 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 (with which it forms the american mediterranean sea) via the yucatán 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 1.6 million km (615,000 sq mi). almost half of the basin is shallow continental shelf waters. the basin contains a volume of roughly 2,500 quadrillion liters (550 quadrillion imperial gallons, 660 quadrillion us gallons, 2.5 million km or 600,000 cu mi). the gulf of mexico is one of the most important offshore petroleum production regions in the world, comprising one-sixth of the united states' total production.
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the ulverston victoria high school mexico link is a link between ulverston victoria high school (cumbria, england) and secundaria tecnica #44 francisco villa (mexico city). the link was founded in 2001 by the british council in mexico city with a theme of human rights and citizenship.









































students and teachers on both sides of the atlantic meet regularly to discuss the issues affecting their countries. there have been four major exchange visits between ulverston and mexico city and mexico city and ulverston. there have also been smaller visits involving small groups of teachers and students.
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