Sigsbee Deep

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Sigsbee Deep is the deepest part of the Gulf of Mexico, known as an abyssal plain reaching depths of over 3,700 meters (about 12,100 feet).

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Sigsbee Abyssal Plain 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abyssal plain
deep-sea feature
approximateDepth around 12300 feet
around 3750 meters
bathymetricFeatureType deep basin
countryOffshoreFrom Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
discoveredBy U.S. Navy hydrographic surveys
environment deep-sea marine environment
featureOf Gulf of Mexico seafloor
geologicalProvince Gulf of Mexico
surface form: Gulf of Mexico basin
geologicalSetting abyssal plain of the Gulf of Mexico
hasSedimentType deep marine sediments
hasWaterDepthCategory abyssal zone
isUnder international waters of the Gulf of Mexico
knownFor being the deepest known point in the Gulf of Mexico
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin

Gulf of Mexico
mapFeatureClass submarine basin
maximumDepth about 12100 feet
over 3700 meters
namedAfter Charles Dwight Sigsbee
ocean Atlantic Ocean
oceanRegion Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
surface form: northwestern Atlantic Ocean
oceanSubdivision Gulf of Mexico
partOf Sigsbee Deep self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sigsbee Abyssal Plain
relativeDepthRank deepest part of the Gulf of Mexico
seafloorMorphology relatively flat abyssal plain
surveyedBy bathymetric sounding
typicalDepthRange greater than 3500 meters

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Gulf of Mexico containsFeature Sigsbee Deep
Sigsbee Deep partOf Sigsbee Deep self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sigsbee Abyssal Plain