The Bay of Campeche (Spanish: Bahía de Campeche) (sometimes confused with Sonda de Campeche) is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. In Geography, bight has two meanings A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature&mdashusually a bend or curve in the line between land The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Campeche is the name of both a state in Mexico and its capital city Tabasco is a state in Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the west Chiapas to the south and Campeche to the Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the republic of Mexico. It was named by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Antonio de Alaminos during their expedition in 1517.
Oil resource
The Cantarell Complex of five oil fields lies beneath the Bay of Campeche. Cantarell Field or Cantarell Complex is the largest Oil field in Mexico and one of the largest in the world An oil field is a region with an abundance of Oil wells extracting Petroleum (crude oil from below ground It is the second most productive oil field in the world, supplying about two thirds of Mexico's crude oil output. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit On June 3, 1979, Ixtoc I, an exploratory oil well, located in the bay, suffered a blowout and became the largest unintentional oil spill in history. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, about south of the U
Miscellaneous information
During the months of June and July, the Bay of Campeche is considered one of the "hot" breeding spots for Atlantic hurricanes. The bay is also considered the eastern border on the main migration routes for birds in the Americas.
Notes
- ^ Hauptmann, David. Where do hurricanes form and where do they strike?. Retrieved on 2006-03-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
- ^ Routes of Migration. Migration of Birds. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved on 2006-03-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
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