643 million litres of water were in the gulf of mexico.
643 million litres of water were in the gulf of mexico.
how many gallons of water in the gulf of mexico?
643 million litres
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 mod later decided that dara's 'fast jets' and 'engines' businesses would close by april 2007, although the 'large aircraft' business would continue and, on 14 april 2005, the project red dragon super-hangar opened and dara moved its vc10 operations from its existing 'twin peaks' hangar into the new facility. a 2009 report from the national audit office concluded that "the mod and the welsh authorities did not work sufficiently closely during the project. although they had complementary objectives, there was no common purpose between them, with the mod interested in securing more efficient repair of fast jets and the welsh authorities interested in safeguarding and creating jobs in south wales. the mod and the welsh authorities did not have a shared understanding of each other’s key assumptions. the red dragon project highlights the danger in large and complex projects that involve multiple public bodies of insufficient openness and information sharing."
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