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Título del libro: Gulf Of Mexico Origin, Waters, And Biota: Volume Iii, Geology
Título del capítulo: Mexican littoral of the Gulf of Mexico

Autores UNAM:
ARTURO CARRANZA EDWARDS;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2009
Resumen:

The Mexican littoral zone of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Caribbean together total 2756 km of generally sandy emergent shorelines associated with lowland terrains. The coast along the Gulf of Mexico forms a concave coastline (Fig. 17.1) with intermittent areas of high relief, and the continental shelf is wide, especially adjacent to the karstic Yucatan Peninsula (Tamayo 2002). This summary emphasizes relevant aspects of the Mexican coastline related to geological aspects of the littoral sediments and their role within the environmental context. Copyright © 2011 by Texas A&M University Press. All rights reserved.


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