Mexico's Geography
-Location:
Mexico is situated on North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States.
-Geographic coordinates :
23 00 N, 102 00 W
-Total Area :
1,964,375 sq km
-Land Area :
1,943,945 sq km
-Water Area :
20,430 sq km
-Area Comparative to the United States:
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
-Total distance of all land boundaries:
4,353 km
-Total distance of coastline:
9,330 km
-Description of Climate :
varies from tropical to desert
-Terrain:
high, rugged mountains;low coastal plains ;high plateaus;desert
-Point of the lowest elevation :
Laguna Salada -10 m
-Point of the highest elevation:
Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m
-Location:
Mexico is situated on North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States.
-Geographic coordinates :
23 00 N, 102 00 W
-Total Area :
1,964,375 sq km
-Land Area :
1,943,945 sq km
-Water Area :
20,430 sq km
-Area Comparative to the United States:
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
-Total distance of all land boundaries:
4,353 km
-Total distance of coastline:
9,330 km
-Description of Climate :
varies from tropical to desert
-Terrain:
high, rugged mountains;low coastal plains ;high plateaus;desert
-Point of the lowest elevation :
Laguna Salada -10 m
-Point of the highest elevation:
Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m