Trump management renamed the Gulf of the Gulf of Mexico, but the majority of the water body is located outside the sea-controlled sea areas.
Sea claims in the Gulf of Mexico
Source: Sovereign Restrictions
By zach levitt
According to the calculations Sovereign RestrictionsThe database of international borders, while the US claims 46 percent of the Gulf, Mexico claims 49 percent.
Sea zones divided into categories due to distance from the shore. The territorial seas are closest to the coast of a nation and the laws of one country, in many parts of these waters and in many parts, in most cases.
It is farther from the shore, a country manages the exclusive economic zone, water, fish, as well as from under the sea and below the sea and below the sea. In addition, the Gulf has the so-called seas in the seas, which one country can maintain the rights in only seabeds and underground land.
|
Mexico |
292,400 |
49% |
|
Territorial seas |
23,700 |
4% |
|
Economic zones |
262,800 |
44% |
|
High seas |
5.800 |
1% |
|
United States |
273,200 |
46% |
|
Territorial seas |
36,300 |
6% |
|
Economic zones |
232,300 |
39% |
|
High seas |
4.600 |
1% |
|
Cuba |
31,600 |
6% |
|
Territorial seas |
3400 |
1% |
|
Economic zones |
27,700 |
5% |
|
High seas |
500 |
<1% |
Source: Sovereign Restrictions
NOTE: Figures cannot add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
The Gulf has several parts of the world, and has a mutual border agreed by countries along the coast. According to Kevin Danaher and Marissa Wood, the Gulf is “fully covered by sea borders”.
The Gulf of Mexico appeared on maps centuryBut the geographical name changes are common throughout history. This name change has an immediate effect US Federal Agencies See this map or gulf. Some companies like Google and Apple Now show the American Gulf for the United States users. For OthersName change is optional.