Some people say that the Gulf of Mexico isn't really the ocean. What do you think?
2006-06-06 03:15:57 · 20 answers · asked by GottaGoToGalveston 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
WTF? The Gulf of Mexico is a gulf...of Mexico...
2006-06-06 03:18:00 · answer #1 · answered by a kinder, gentler me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A gulf is an inlet or piece of the ocean, surrounded on 2 or more sides by land, so yes, the Gulf of Mexico is part of the world ocean...they all connect you know. Look at an atlas.
2006-06-06 03:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why it would be said that it isn't, it's not like it's an isolated body of water, it's the Atlantic ocean's overflow to the west. I believe it is a part of the ocean that is simply referred to as the "Gulf of Mexico".
However I may be wrong...
2006-06-06 03:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That little pond? It's a gulf, they should call it the Gulf. It's called an ocean because of it size.
2006-06-06 03:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by yars232c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a gulf which feeds into the Atlantic ocean
2006-06-06 03:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by thekoolestcat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, its a Gulf, not an Ocean. That's true by definition. But I've swum in it, and I've swum in the Atlantic, and I can't see a whole lot of difference. So, I'd say it's kinda an extension of the ocean.
2006-06-06 03:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the Ocean per say.. it's a gulf.. hence the name. But it is connected to the big blue (ocean).
2006-06-06 03:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Nick T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water comes from the ocean.
2006-06-06 03:18:38 · answer #8 · answered by tom_a_hawk12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is part of the ocean that chills in a gulf, its like the vacation spot
2006-06-06 03:19:05 · answer #9 · answered by RICARDO M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a gulf is an extention of the ocean.
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2016-11-14 07:02:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋