How was the Gulf of California Formed?
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Created:
Fri, 06/26/2009
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The Gulf of California (also know as the Sea of Cortez) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. The Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa create the surrounding border. The Gulf of California Surface area is 160,000 km² (62,000 square miles).
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References:
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/salton/The%20Gulf%20of%20California.html, http://review.nsf-margins.org/sprcl.html