Rivers: Mexico has nearly 150 rivers most are small, unnavigable, and 70% drain into the Pacific Ocean. It is east of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is a geographic partition separating Central America from the rest of North America. The Yucatan Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico's limestone Yucatan Peninsula is tree-covered, with thick tropical jungles along it’s border collies with Central America countries. Peninsulas: As observed on the map above, the mountainous Baja Peninsula extends about 750 miles (1,200km) south from the U.S. A yellow triangle shows its position on the map above. Pico de Orizaba Volcano, the 3 rd highest mountain in North America and Mexico's highest point is located here. Volcanoes: A long line of ancient volcanoes (many still active) extends from the Pacific Ocean (north of Guadalajara) on eastward to the Gulf of Mexico, just to the south of Veracruz. It average 5,988 ft (1,825m) above sea level and is covered mostly by deserts and xeric shrublands. It extend from the border with the USA on the north to the Cordillera Neovolcanica in the south, with the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range on the west and the Sierra Madre Oriental on the east. Plateaus: The Central Mexican Plateau consumer much of Northern and Central Mexico. The very narrow coastal plain along the Pacific Ocean coastline rises quickly into the foothills of the mountains, while the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coastlines are wider and rise gently into the interior. Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in Mexico, extending 1,000m from southern Michoacan east through Guerrero to eastern Oaxaca.Ĭoastal Plains: The Gulf Coastal Plain lies to the east of the Sierra Madre Occidental range fronting the Gulf of Mexico. The highest point is Cero Mohinora at 10,662 ft (3,250m).
These steep mountains are cut through with canyons, including Copper Canyon, the deepest in North America.
Mountains: The Sierra Madre Occidental Range runs north to south, from the Sonora-Arizona border southeast through Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Augascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Transverse Volcanic Axis of Central Mexico. As observed on the physical map of Mexico above, the country has an extremely diverse topography. km (761,610 sq mi), Mexico is a country located in the southern part of North America.
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