Q. 'Gulf of Mexico', recently seen in the news, is a marginal sea of which ocean?
Answer:
Atlantic Ocean
Notes: Hurricane Francine recently led to a shutdown of 42% of crude oil and 53% of natural gas production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked sea on the southeastern edge of North America. It is the world’s largest gulf and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by the Yucatán and Veracruz regions of Mexico to the west, the United States to the north, the Caribbean and Cuba to the east, and the Mexican mainland to the south. The Gulf connects to the Caribbean Sea through the Yucatán Channel and to the Atlantic Ocean via the Straits of Florida.