James M. Broadus | Britannica

James M. Broadus

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BIOGRAPHY

Former Director, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, 1986–94.

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Articles

Map of the Gulf of Mexico showing surrounding regions of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula. The map highlights underwater features such as shelves, escarpments, canyons, and the Mexico Basin, with varying shades of blue indicating water depths. Major coastal cities like Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, and Havana are labeled, and spot depths are marked in meters.

Gulf of Mexico / Gulf of America

Gulf of Mexico / Gulf of America, partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Straits of Florida, running between the peninsula of Florida and the island of Cuba, and to the Caribbean Sea by the…

Atlantic Ocean

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