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OAS seaname Detail for Gulf of California, meta_version: 0. Current meta_version is: 0
| seanames_id: | 19 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Gulf of California |
| Sea code: | 60 |
| Definition: | The Gulf of California, a large indentation elongated in shape, is situated in the eastern part of the North Pacific Ocean, between the eastern coast of the Peninsula of Baja California and the western coast of Mexico. Its limit with the North Pacific Ocean is the following: On the South: A line joining Cape San Lucas (22 Degrees 52 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 109 Degrees 53 Minutes 30 Seconds W), the southern extremity of the Peninsula of Baja California, eastward to Point Piaxtla (23 Degrees 39 Minutes N - 106 Degrees 49 Minutes 30 Seconds W), on the coast of Mexico. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |