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The Yucatán Platform or Yucatán Shelf is a geologic or physiographic province, and a continental and carbonate platform, in the Maya Block of the southernmost portion of the North American Plate.[1]

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  1. 28 relations: Basement (geology), Belize, British Geological Survey, Carbonate platform, Caribbean Sea, Continental shelf, Departments of Guatemala, Districts of Belize, Early Cretaceous, Geologic province, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Late Jurassic, List of states of Mexico, Maya Block, Mexican Geological Survey, Mexico, Middle Jurassic, Middle Triassic, Million years ago, North American Plate, Paleozoic, Pangaea, Physiographic province, Platform (geology), Precambrian, United States Geological Survey, Yucatán Peninsula.

  2. Geology of Belize
  3. Geology of Guatemala
  4. Geology of North America
  5. Geology of the Atlantic Ocean
  6. Physiographic divisions

Basement (geology)

In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments.

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Belize

Belize (Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America.

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British Geological Survey

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research.

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Carbonate platform

A carbonate platform is a sedimentary body which possesses topographic relief, and is composed of autochthonic calcareous deposits.

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Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.

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Continental shelf

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea.

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Departments of Guatemala

The Republic of Guatemala is divided into 22 departments (Spanish: departamentos) which in turn are divided into 340 municipalities.

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Districts of Belize

Belize is divided into six districts: Belize, Cayo, Corozal, Orange Walk, Stann Creek and Toledo.

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Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous.

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Geologic province

A geologic province is a spatial entity with common geologic attributes.

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Guatemala

Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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List of states of Mexico

The states are the first-level administrative divisions of Mexico, which is officially named the United Mexican States.

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Maya Block

The Maya Block, also known as the Maya Terrane, Yucatan Block, or YucatanChiapas Block, is a physiographic or geomorphic region and tectonic or crustal block in the southernmost portion of the North American Plate. Yucatán Platform and Maya Block are geology of Belize, geology of Guatemala, geology of Mexico, geology of North America, geology of the Atlantic Ocean, geomorphology and physiographic divisions.

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Mexican Geological Survey

The Mexican Geological Survey (Servicio Geológico Mexicano) is an agency of the Mexican government; its mission includes mapping and mining consultation. Yucatán Platform and Mexican Geological Survey are geology of Mexico.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Middle Jurassic

The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period.

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Middle Triassic

In the geologic timescale, the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided in chronostratigraphy.

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Million years ago

Million years ago, abbreviated as Mya, Myr (megayear) or Ma (megaannum), is a unit of time equal to (i.e. years), or approximately 31.6 teraseconds.

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North American Plate

The North American Plate is a tectonic plate containing most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and the Azores. Yucatán Platform and north American Plate are geology of North America and geology of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Paleozoic

The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the first of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Pangaea

Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

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Physiographic province

A physiographic province is a geographic region with a characteristic geomorphology, and often specific subsurface rock type or structural elements. Yucatán Platform and physiographic province are geomorphology and physiographic divisions.

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Platform (geology)

In geology, a platform is a continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly sedimentary strata, which overlie a basement of consolidated igneous or metamorphic rocks of an earlier deformation.

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Precambrian

The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pC, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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Yucatán Peninsula

The Yucatán Peninsula (also,; Península de Yucatán) is a large peninsula in southeast Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala.

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See also

Geology of Belize

Geology of Guatemala

Geology of North America

Geology of the Atlantic Ocean

Physiographic divisions

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatán_Platform