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  2. Yucatán Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The Yucatán Peninsula (/ ˌjuːkəˈtɑːn, - ˈtæn / YOO-kə-TA (H)N, [1][2][3][4] UK also / ˌjʊk -/ YUU-; [5] Spanish: Península de Yucatán [peˈninsula ðe ʝukaˈtan]) is a large peninsula in southeast Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala. The peninsula extends towards the northeast, separating the Gulf of Mexico to the north and west of the peninsula from the ...

  3. Chicxulub crater - Wikipedia

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    Free-air gravity anomaly over the Chicxulub structure (coastline and state boundaries shown as black lines) The Chicxulub crater (IPA: [t͡ʃikʃuˈluɓ] ⓘ cheek-shoo-LOOB) is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of Chicxulub Pueblo ...

  4. Yucatán - Wikipedia

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    Yucatán, [ b ] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, [ c ] is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida. Located on the northern part of the Yucatán Peninsula, it is bordered by the states of ...

  5. Yucatán Channel - Wikipedia

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    The Yucatán Channel separates Cuba from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and links the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico. The strait is 217 kilometres (135 mi) across between Cape Catoche in Mexico and Cape San Antonio in Cuba. [1] It has a maximum depth near the Cuban coast of 2,779 metres (9,117 ft). [2] Water flows through the Caribbean Sea from east to west. This flow consists of 5 Sv ...

  6. Quintana Roo - Wikipedia

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    Quintana Roo is located on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula and is bordered by the states of Campeche to the west and Yucatán to the northwest, and by the Orange Walk and Corozal districts of Belize, along with an offshore borderline with Belize District to the south.

  7. Chichen Itza - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of a small portion of Chichen Itza Chichén Itzá is located in the eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico. [10] The northern Yucatán Peninsula is karst, and the rivers in the interior all run underground. There are four visible, natural sink holes, called cenotes, that could have provided plentiful water year round at Chichen, making it attractive for settlement. Of these ...

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