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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is America's warm-water back door: the outlet of the Mississippi, a hub of oil and shipping, and — with the Caribbean — the sea the United States has long treated as a home lake to be kept clear of rival powers.

25.5°N · 89.9°W

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