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Bay of Campeche


The Bay of Campeche (Spanish: Bahía de Campeche) (sometimes confused with Sonda de Campeche) is the southern bight of the Gulf of Mexico. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. 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. It is the second most productive oil field in the world, supplying about two thirds of Mexico's crude oil output. 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.

Miscellaneous information

During the months of June and July, the Bay of Campeche is considered one of the "hot" breeding spots for Atlantic hurricanes.[1] The bay is also considered the eastern border on the main migration routes for birds in the Americas.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Hauptmann, David. Where do hurricanes form and where do they strike?. Retrieved on 2006-03-27.
  2. ^ Routes of Migration. Migration of Birds. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved on 2006-03-27.


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Writing system: Latin (Spanish variant)
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In geography, bight has two meanings.

A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water.
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The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. It is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and
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Himno Nacional Mexicano


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(and largest city) Mexico City

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Campeche is the name of both a state in Mexico and its capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Campeche, Campeche; for the Puerto Rican artist, see José Campeche.

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Tabasco

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Capital Villahermosa
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Veracruz is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's largest city. This article is about the state. For the city, see Veracruz, Veracruz. For other uses, see Veracruz (disambiguation).

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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. The one described here is the generally credited as having discovered (in European terms) the peninsula of Yucatán. The other founded Nicaragua: see Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (founder of Nicaragua). Neither of their birth dates are known.
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Cantarell
Region: North America
Country: Mexico
Offshore/Onshore: Offshore
Operators: Pemex
Field History
Discovery: 1976
Start of production: 1981
Peak of production: 2004
Production
Producing Formations: Jurassic

Cantarell Field
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oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area.
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Petroleum (Latin Petroleum derived from Greek πέτρα (Latin petra) - rock + έλαιον (Latin oleum) - oil) or crude oil
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June 3 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Ixtoc I was an exploratory oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, about 600 miles south of Texas. On June 3, 1979, the well suffered a blowout and became the largest unintentional oil spill in history.
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Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres (41.1 million square miles), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.
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Atlantic hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that forms in the Atlantic Ocean usually in the Northern Hemisphere summer or autumn, with one-minute maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots, 33 m/s, 119 km/h).
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