Yucatán Channel

Yucatán Channel
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Yucatán Channel
Coordinates21°34′42″N 85°54′27″W / 21.57833°N 85.90750°W / 21.57833; -85.90750
Max. width217 kilometres (135 mi)
Max. depth2,779 metres (9,117 ft)

The Yucatán Channel or Straits of Yucatán (Spanish: Canal de Yucatán) is a strait between Mexico and Cuba. It connects the Yucatán Basin of the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico. It is just over 200 kilometres (120 mi) wide and nearly 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) deep at its deepest point near the coast of Cuba.

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