Gulf of Mexico

Summary

Gulf of Mexico is a gulf^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Gulf of Mexico is in the country of Mexico^[3].
• Gulf of Mexico is in the country of United States^[4].
• Gulf of Mexico is in the country of Cuba^[5].
• Gulf of Mexico's instance of is recorded as gulf^[6].
• Gulf of Mexico's instance of is recorded as mediterranean sea^[7].
• Mexico is named after Gulf of Mexico^[8].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Atchafalaya River^[9].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Colorado River^[10].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Coatzacoalcos River^[11].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Brazos River^[12].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Rio Grande^[13].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Vermilion River^[14].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Papaloapan River^[15].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Apalachicola River^[16].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Usumacinta River^[17].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Nueces River^[18].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Pánuco River^[19].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Trinity River^[20].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Jamapa River^[21].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Suwannee River^[22].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Aucilla River^[23].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Myakka River^[24].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Bayou Lafourche^[25].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Blackwater River^[26].
• Gulf of Mexico's inflows is recorded as Ochlockonee River^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Mexico^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Mexico^[29], founded in 1836^[30]; United States^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1776^[33]; and Cuba^[5], an island country^[34], in Cuba^[35], founded in 1898^[36]. Gulf of Mexico is part of American Mediterranean Sea^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include gulf^[6] and mediterranean sea^[7].

History and Context

Mexico is named after Gulf of Mexico^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gulf of Mexico include Gulf Stream^[38], an ocean current^[39]; Gulf Coast of the United States^[40], a vernacular region^[41], in United States^[42]; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway^[43], a waterway^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1949^[46]; Gulf^[47], a language family^[48]; Gulf County^[49], a county of Florida^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1925^[52], headquartered in Port St. Joe^[53]; and Gulf Cartel^[54], a Mexican cartel^[55], in Mexico^[56], headquartered in Matamoros^[57].

Why It Matters

Gulf of Mexico has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

Entities named for it include Gulf Stream^[38], an ocean current^[39]; Gulf Coast of the United States^[40], a vernacular region^[41], in United States^[42]; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway^[43], a waterway^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1949^[46]; Gulf^[47], a language family^[48]; Gulf County^[49], a county of Florida^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1925^[52], headquartered in Port St. Joe^[53]; and Gulf Cartel^[54], a Mexican cartel^[55], in Mexico^[56], headquartered in Matamoros^[57].