Gulf of Mexico

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body of water marginal sea ocean basin

The Gulf of Mexico is a large ocean basin and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, known for its rich marine ecosystems, major oil and gas reserves, and significant role in regional climate and commerce.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Gulf of Mexico canonical	945
Gulf of Mexico region	10
Gulf of Mexico basin	5
Gulf of Mexico watershed	5
Bay of Campeche	3
Golfo de México	2
Gulf of Mexico Basin	2
Gulf of Mexico Region	2
Gulf of Mexico (adjacent waters)	1
Gulf of Mexico (coast)	1
Gulf of Mexico (via Destin area)	1
Gulf of Mexico (via West Florida region)	1
Gulf of Mexico coast	1
Gulf of Mexico coastline	1
Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone	1
Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem	1
Gulf of Mexico shoreline (locally)	1
Gulf of Mexico via St. Andrews Bay	1
Gulf of Mexico waters	1
Gulf of Mexico, United States	1
The Gulf of Mexico	1
northern Gulf of Mexico	1
southern Gulf of Mexico	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gulf of Mexico
Context triple: [North America, hasNotableFeature, Gulf of Mexico]

A. Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
B. Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.
C. Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait is a large Arctic waterway in northeastern Canada that connects the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay and serves as an important historical and modern shipping route.
D. Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a shallow, island-fringed body of water off the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its maritime history, beaches, and recreational boating.
E. Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is a strategic body of water in Western Asia, bordered by several Middle Eastern countries and vital for global oil shipping and military operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gulf of Mexico
Target entity description: The Gulf of Mexico is a large ocean basin and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba, known for its rich marine ecosystems, major oil and gas reserves, and significant role in regional climate and commerce.

A. Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida is the narrow body of water between the Florida Keys and Cuba that connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and forms a major shipping and ocean current passage.
B. Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a chain of five vast freshwater lakes in North America that form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area and are a critical hub for transportation, industry, and ecology.
C. Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait is a large Arctic waterway in northeastern Canada that connects the Atlantic Ocean to Hudson Bay and serves as an important historical and modern shipping route.
D. Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a shallow, island-fringed body of water off the southern coast of Massachusetts, known for its maritime history, beaches, and recreational boating.
E. Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is a strategic body of water in Western Asia, bordered by several Middle Eastern countries and vital for global oil shipping and military operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ marginal sea ⓘ ocean basin ⓘ
area	approximately 1.6 million square kilometers ⓘ
averageDepth	approximately 1615 meters ⓘ
borderedBy	Cuba ⓘ Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
connectedTo	Caribbean Sea ⓘ Straits of Florida ⓘ Straits of Florida ⓘ surface form: Yucatán Channel
containsFeature	Mississippi Canyon ⓘ Sigsbee Deep ⓘ continental shelf ⓘ continental slope ⓘ deepwater basin ⓘ
DeepwaterHorizonSpillYear	2010 ⓘ
economicActivity	commercial fishing ⓘ natural gas extraction ⓘ offshore oil production ⓘ tourism ⓘ
governedBy	Cuban authorities ⓘ Mexican federal agencies ⓘ U.S. federal agencies ⓘ surface form: United States federal agencies
hasCoastlineIn	Alabama ⓘ Campeche ⓘ Florida ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Tabasco ⓘ Tamaulipas ⓘ Texas ⓘ Veracruz ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Yucatán
hasCurrent	Loop Current ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coral reefs ⓘ mangrove forests ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ
hasSpecies	dolphins ⓘ groupers ⓘ red snapper ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ sharks ⓘ
influences	Gulf Stream ⓘ regional climate of eastern Mexico ⓘ regional climate of the southern United States ⓘ tropical cyclone development in the North Atlantic ⓘ
knownFor	commercial fisheries ⓘ major oil and gas reserves ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ shipping and maritime trade ⓘ
locatedIn	North America ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ
maximumDepth	approximately 4384 meters ⓘ
notableEvent	Deepwater Horizon oil spill ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
receivesRiver	Grijalva River ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Rio Grande ⓘ Usumacinta River ⓘ
subjectTo	exclusive economic zones of bordering states ⓘ international maritime law ⓘ
threatenedBy	coastal habitat loss ⓘ hypoxic dead zones ⓘ oil spills ⓘ overfishing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (989)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America → hasNotableFeature → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Mexico → borderBodyOfWater → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Atlantic Ocean → connectedTo → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Havana, Cuba → locatedOn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

subject surface form: Havana

Texas → borderedByGulf → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Florida → borderedBy → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Florida → coastlineOn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Gulf Stream → originatesIn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Battle of the Atlantic → location → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

contiguous United States → boundedByBodyOfWater → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → includesWatersOff → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Appalachian Mountains → drainageBasin → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Republic of Texas → borderedBy → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

New Orleans → locatedNear → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Straits of Florida → connectsBodyOfWater → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

La Habana Province → borders → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Southern United States → borders → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Sierra Madre Oriental → runsParallelTo → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico coast

Florida Panhandle → borders → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Florida Panhandle → coastlineOn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

U.S. Route 98 in Santa Rosa County, Florida → parallelTo → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico shoreline (locally)

Escambia County, Florida → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management → hasRegionalOffice → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico Region

Key West, Florida → borderedBy → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

U.S. Route 98 in Okaloosa County, Florida → followsFeature → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico coastline

U.S. Route 98 in Okaloosa County, Florida → adjacentTo → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Santa Rosa County, Florida → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Malecón → hasViewOf → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

National Hurricane Center → regionServed → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Yucatán Peninsula → borders → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Yucatán Peninsula → hasCoastline → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

U.S. Route 98 in Walton County, Florida → followsCoastOf → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Okaloosa County, Florida → bordersBodyOfWater → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Okaloosa County, Florida → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

U.S.–Mexico border → endPoint → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

U.S. Route 98 in Bay County, Florida → followsCoastOf → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Dry Tortugas National Park → locatedIn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory → researchFocus → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement → region → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico Region

Dragon spacecraft → landingLocation → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Walton County, Florida → locatedOn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Walton County, Florida → coastlineOn → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Vedado district of Havana → borderedBy → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

subject surface form: Vedado

Cuba → borderedBySea → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt → extendsTo → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

United States Revenue Cutter Service → operationalArea → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Gulf Coast of the United States → borders → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Caribbean Sea → borders → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Caribbean Sea → connectedTo → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

Houston → locatedNear → Gulf of Mexico ⓘ

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