Bay of Campeche
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| Coordinates | 20°00′00″N 94°00′00″W / 20.00000°N 94.00000°W |
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| Ocean/sea sources | Gulf of Mexico |
| Basin countries | Mexico |
| Max. length | 152 nautical miles (175 mi; 282 km) |
| Max. width | 378 nautical miles (435 mi; 700 km) |
| Surface area | 41,909 square nautical miles (55,500 sq mi; 143,740 km2) |
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The Bay of Campeche (
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On June 3, 1979,
Climate
During the months of June and July, the Bay of Campeche is considered one of the "hot" breeding spots for
It experiences strong winds from the north from November into February along its western edge, with the winds ultimately funneling between the mountains and out into the Pacific near Salina Cruz.[5]
On the other hand, the bay is also known for being a hurricane "graveyard", with unusually weak steering currents in the area causing hurricanes to slow down and meander, starving themselves (for example, Hurricane Roxanne in 1995). The bay is also considered the eastern border on the main migration routes for birds in the Americas.[2]
Bay of Campeche Pictorials
References
- ^ Triángulo Sur in Geonames.org (cc-by)
- ^ Triángulo Oeste in Geonames.org (cc-by)
- ^ Triángulo Este in Geonames.org (cc-by)
- ^ Cayos Arcas in Geonames.org (cc-by)
- ^ "Salina Cruz Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Mexico) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
Notes
- ^ Hauptmann, David. "Where do hurricanes form and where do they strike?". Archived from the original on 2005-11-20. Retrieved 2006-03-27.
- ^ "Routes of Migration". Migration of Birds. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Archived from the original on 17 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-03-27.
External links
Media related to Bay of Campeche at Wikimedia Commons- "General Facts about the Gulf of Mexico" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. GulfBase.org.
