Yucatán Basin

E80169

geographical feature oceanic basin submarine basin

The Yucatán Basin is a deep oceanic basin in the northwestern Caribbean, lying between the Yucatán Peninsula, Cuba, and Central America, and forming part of the seafloor of the Caribbean Sea.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → oceanic basin → submarine basin →
adjacentTo	Belize margin → Honduras margin → Yucatán Peninsula → western Cuba →
basinType	deep oceanic basin →
bathymetry	deep basin with relatively flat floor →
connectedTo	Cayman Trough →
countryBorder	Belize NERFINISHED → Cuba → Honduras NERFINISHED → Mexico →
floorComposition	oceanic crust →
geologicalAge	Mesozoic to Cenozoic origin (approximate) →
geologicalProvince	Caribbean oceanic domain →
hasFeature	deep marine sediments → steep basin margins →
hasOceanCurrent	influenced by Caribbean Current →
hemisphere	Northern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere →
hydrographicFeature	deep-water circulation of Caribbean Sea →
liesEastOf	Yucatán Peninsula →
liesNorthOf	Belize NERFINISHED → Honduras NERFINISHED →
liesSouthOf	Cuba → Gulf of Mexico →
liesWestOf	Cayman Trough →
locatedBetween	Central America → Cuba → Yucatán Peninsula →
locatedIn	northwestern Caribbean Sea →
maximumDepth	approximately 14000 ft → approximately 4300 m →
namedAfter	Yucatán Peninsula →
ocean	Atlantic Ocean →
partOf	Caribbean Sea seafloor → Caribbean large marine ecosystem →
region	Caribbean region →
researchField	marine geology → physical oceanography →
sea	Caribbean Sea →
separatedBy	Yucatán Channel →
separatedFrom	Gulf of Mexico →
tectonicSetting	Caribbean Plate →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caribbean Sea →	hasPart
Cayman Ridge →	separates