The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance

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Material Information

Title:

The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance A Second Glance

Creator:

David Kennedy
Buck Sutter
William W. Walker

Affiliation:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- National Marine Fisheries Services -- Southeast Regional Office
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources -- Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Publisher:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publication Date:

2011-06

Language:

English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

climate change
Mexico, Gulf of
coast ecosystem management
natural disasters

Notes

Scope and Content:

The Gulf of Mexico waters touch the shores of the United States, Mexico, and Cuba. The Gulf of Mexico has an area of approximately 580,000 square miles, contains an approximate 584,000 cubic miles of water, and has an average depth of 5,299 feet (Nipper et al., 2008). The U.S. portion of the Gulf of Mexico region extends from the Florida Keys westward to the southern tip of Texas, following the coastline of five states. The combined coastline of these states, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas totals over 47,000 miles.

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Florida International University

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