Gulf of Mexico

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body of water marginal sea ocean basin

The Gulf of Mexico is a large ocean basin and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, known for its rich marine ecosystems, major oil and gas reserves, and significant role in regional climate and commerce.

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Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → marginal sea → ocean basin →
area	approximately 1.6 million square kilometers →
averageDepth	approximately 1615 meters →
borderedBy	Cuba → Mexico → United States →
connectedTo	Caribbean Sea → Straits of Florida → Yucatán Channel →
containsFeature	Mississippi Canyon → Sigsbee Deep → continental shelf → continental slope → deepwater basin →
DeepwaterHorizonSpillYear	2010 →
economicActivity	commercial fishing → natural gas extraction → offshore oil production → tourism →
governedBy	Cuban authorities → Mexican federal agencies → United States federal agencies →
hasCoastlineIn	Alabama → Campeche → Florida → Louisiana → Mississippi → Tabasco → Tamaulipas → Texas → Veracruz → Yucatán →
hasCurrent	Loop Current →
hasEcosystem	coral reefs → mangrove forests → salt marshes → seagrass beds →
hasSpecies	dolphins → groupers → red snapper → sea turtles → sharks →
influences	Gulf Stream → regional climate of eastern Mexico → regional climate of the southern United States → tropical cyclone development in the North Atlantic →
knownFor	commercial fisheries → major oil and gas reserves → rich marine biodiversity → shipping and maritime trade →
locatedIn	North America → Western Hemisphere →
maximumDepth	approximately 4384 meters →
notableEvent	Deepwater Horizon oil spill →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean →
receivesRiver	Grijalva River → Mississippi River → Rio Grande → Usumacinta River →
subjectTo	exclusive economic zones of bordering states → international maritime law →
threatenedBy	coastal habitat loss → hypoxic dead zones → oil spills → overfishing →

Referenced by (299)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baldwin County, Alabama → Big Bend region of Florida → Biloxi → Corpus Christi → Corpus Christi, Texas → Destin → Fort Walton Beach → Galveston → Grayton Beach State Park → Gulfport, Mississippi → Havana → Inlet Beach, Florida → Laguna Beach, Florida → Miramar Beach, Florida → Mississippi Gulf Coast → Naples, Florida, United States → Navarre, Florida → Panama City Beach, Florida → Panama City, Florida → Pensacola, Florida → Port Arthur, Texas → Redneck Riviera → Santa Rosa Beach, Florida → Sarasota, Florida → Seaside, Florida → St. Andrews Bay → St. Andrews State Park → St. Petersburg Beach, Florida → Tabasco → Tamaulipas → Tampa Bay area → Topsail Hill Preserve State Park → Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz → Walton County, Florida →	locatedOn
Atlantic coast of North America → Caribbean Sea → Eastern Mexico → Florida Panhandle → Gulf Coast of the United States → Gulf Coastal Plain → La Habana Province → Louisiana → Louisiana Gulf Coast → North Florida → Perdido Key → South Florida → South Walton tourist area → Southern Mexico → Southern United States → Texas → Wakulla County, Florida → Yucatán Peninsula →	borders
Artemisa Province → Caribbean islands → Coahuila y Tejas → Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast → East Florida → Florida → Florida Peninsula → Hillsborough County, Florida → Key West, Florida → Republic of Texas → Sotavento → South Central United States → St. Petersburg, Florida → Texas's 27th congressional district → Vedado → West Florida → Yucatán →	borderedBy
Brownsville, Texas → Callaway, Florida → Cempoala → El Tajín → Freeport, Florida → Gulf Breeze, Florida → Harris County → Houston → Mary Esther, Florida → Mobile, Alabama → New Orleans → Northwest Florida Regional Airport → Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum → Port Arthur, Texas → Port Charlotte, Florida → Tarpon Springs, Florida →	locatedNear
Bush Key → Chicxulub impact crater → Dry Tortugas National Park → Florida Keys → Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary → Garden Key → Hospital Key → Loggerhead Key → Loop Current → Middle Key → Mississippi Canyon → Okaloosa Island → Perdido Key → Port of Mobile → Sigsbee Deep →	locatedIn
Artemisa Province → Bay County, Florida → Collier County → Eastern Mexico → Greater Havana → Gulf County, Florida → Matanzas Province → Mississippi → Okaloosa County, Florida → South Alabama → Taylor County, Florida → Texas's 14th congressional district → Wakulla County, Florida → Yucatán →	hasCoastlineOn
Baldwin County, Alabama → Bay County, Florida → Dixie County, Florida → Escambia County, Florida → Gulf County, Florida → Okaloosa County, Florida → Pinar del Río Province → Santa Rosa County, Florida → South Texas → Southeast Texas → Taylor County, Florida → Veracruz → Wakulla County, Florida →	bordersBodyOfWater
Baldwin County, Alabama → Coastal Dune Lakes of South Walton → Fort Myers metropolitan area → Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park → Malecón, Havana → Middle Keys → St. Petersburg, Florida → U.S. Route 98 in Okaloosa County, Florida → United States territorial waters →	adjacentTo
Escambia Bay → Galveston Bay → Havana Bay ("Gulf of Mexico basin") → Pensacola Bay → Santa Rosa Sound ("Gulf of Mexico watershed") → Santa Rosa Sound ("Gulf of Mexico watershed") → Trinity River ("Gulf of Mexico watershed") →	partOf
Baldwin County, Alabama → Dixie County, Florida → Los Tuxtlas → Monroe County, Florida → Tabasco → Yucatán Peninsula →	hasCoastline
Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Choctawhatchee Bay → Florida Bay → St. Andrews Bay →	connectedTo
Big Pine Key → Fort Jefferson → Long Key → Lower Keys → Pensacola Beach →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Campeche → Port of Veracruz → Port of Veracruz ("Bay of Campeche") → Tampico, Mexico → Veracruz →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Appalachian Mountains → Coosa River (border area) ("Gulf of Mexico basin") → Destin → Santa Catarina River ("Gulf of Mexico watershed") →	drainageBasin
Coatzacoalcos River → Hillsborough River → Rio Grande → Usumacinta River →	flowsInto
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway → State Road 30A (historic designation) → U.S. Route 98 in Bay County, Florida → U.S. Route 98 in Walton County, Florida →	followsCoastOf
Escambia Bay → Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida District) → Navarre Beach → Pensacola Bay →	locatedOnCoastOf
Battle of the Atlantic → Deepwater Horizon oil spill → Pensacola Beach Air Show → War of Jenkins' Ear →	location
Coatzacoalcos River → Rio Grande → Trinity River → Usumacinta River →	mouth
Florida → Florida Panhandle → Walton County, Florida →	coastlineOn
Bahia Honda State Park → Malecón → Quiahuiztlán →	hasViewOf
Chattahoochee River → Mississippi River → Usumacinta River ("Bay of Campeche") →	mouthLocation
Fort Walton Beach → Miramar Beach, Florida → Panama City Beach, Florida →	waterBody
U.S. Fleet Forces Command → U.S. Northern Command →	areaOfResponsibility
Collier County → Monroe County, Florida →	borderedByBodyOfWater
Choctaw Beach, Florida → East Bay →	coast
Inland Waterway System of the United States → Santa Rosa Sound →	connectsTo
Hart Crane → Pánfilo de Narváez →	deathPlace
Mississippi River → Rio Grande →	dischargeLocation
Suwannee River → Trinity River →	dischargesInto
Gulf Coastal Plain → Sierra Madre de Chiapas →	drainageTo
Blackwater Bay → Mississippi River basin →	drainsInto
Port of Houston → Port of Tampa →	locatedOnWaterbody
Escambia River ("Gulf of Mexico basin") → Suwannee River →	mouthLocatedIn
Corry Station → Point Washington State Forest →	near
Mallory Square → Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square →	overlooks
Florida Peninsula → Okaloosa Island →	separates
Dunedin, Florida →	adjacentBodyOfWater
Clearwater, Florida →	adjacentToWaterBody
Xalapa ("Gulf of Mexico region") →	belongsTo
Port of Corpus Christi →	bodyOfWater
Mexico →	borderBodyOfWater
Texas →	borderedByGulf
Cuba →	borderedBySea
Mississippi →	bordersWaterBody
contiguous United States →	boundedByBodyOfWater
Houston Ship Channel →	connects
Straits of Florida →	connectsBodyOfWater
America →	contains
East South Central States →	containsCoastlineViaState
Americas →	containsSubregion
Port of Veracruz ("Gulf of Mexico Basin") →	countrySubdivision
Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz (Orizaba) ("Gulf of Mexico region") →	culturalRegion
Allegheny Mountains ("Gulf of Mexico watershed") →	drainageDivideBetween
Greater Everglades ecosystem →	drainsTo
Pánuco River basin →	emptiesInto
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf →	endLocationOfJourney
U.S.–Mexico border →	endPoint
Hurricane Agnes (1972) →	entered
Florida Peninsula →	extendsInto
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt →	extendsTo
North American plate boundary system →	extendsUnder
Fort Pickens →	faces
Shark River Slough →	flowsToward
GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico →	focusesOnRegion
U.S. Route 98 in Okaloosa County, Florida ("Gulf of Mexico coastline") →	followsFeature
Sigsbee Deep ("Gulf of Mexico basin") →	geologicalProvince
Gulf Coastal Plain ("Gulf of Mexico Basin") →	geologicProvinceOf
Republic of Yucatán →	hasBorderWith
Alabama →	hasCoastOn
Pensacola Bay →	hasMouthNear
North America →	hasNotableFeature
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ("Gulf of Mexico Region") →	hasRegionalOffice
Pensacola Beach Air Show →	heldOver
Atlantic hurricanes →	includesRegion
Association of Caribbean States →	includesSubregion
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone →	includesWatersOff
Interior United States →	isDistantFrom
Jay, Florida →	isLocatedNorthOf
Dragon spacecraft →	landingLocation
Yucatán Basin →	liesSouthOf
Cuba (maritime boundary) →	locatedInSea
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf →	mainSubject
Gulf County, Florida →	namedFor
West Indian manatee →	nativeTo
Tyndall Air Force Base →	nearBodyOfWater
Key West International Airport →	nearbyBodyOfWater
Gulf Coast Visitor Center →	nearbyWaterBody
Sigsbee Deep →	oceanSubdivision
United States Revenue Cutter Service →	operationalArea
Gulf Stream →	originatesIn
U.S. Route 98 in Santa Rosa County, Florida ("Gulf of Mexico shoreline (locally)") →	parallelTo
U.S. Route 90 →	passesNearBodyOfWater
Roy Halladay →	placeOfDeath
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ("Gulf of Mexico Region") →	region
National Hurricane Center →	regionServed
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory →	researchFocus
Granma expedition →	route
Miracle Strip Parkway →	runsAlong
Duval Street →	runsFrom
Sierra Madre Oriental ("Gulf of Mexico coast") →	runsParallelTo
Overseas Highway →	scenicView
Yucatán Basin →	separatedFrom
Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch →	serviceArea
Loggerhead Key ("Gulf of Mexico waters") →	surroundedBy
Anaconda Plan →	theater
USS Portsmouth →	theaterOfOperations
Suwannee River →	tributaryOf