摘要:It has a high temperature and heavy rainfall, with a large amount of precipitation, averaging about 1,500 millimeters per year.
墨西哥湾:
The Gulf of Mexico:
它平均水深约1500米;
Its average water depth is about 1,500 meters;
它最深处超过5000米;
Its deepest point exceeds 5,000 meters;
它总面积约155万平方千米;
Its total area is about 1.55 million square kilometers;
它是北美洲大陆东南沿海水域;
It is the coastal waters along the southeast of the North American continent;
它的东部与北部是美国;
Its east and north are the United States;
它的西岸与南岸是墨西哥;
Its west coast and south coast are Mexico;
它的东南方的海上是古巴;
Cuba is at sea to its southeast;
它因濒临墨西哥,而得名墨西哥湾。
It is named the Gulf of Mexico because it is adjacent to Mexico.
它通过美国-佛罗里达半岛和古巴岛之间的佛罗里达海峡与大西洋相连;
It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Florida Strait between the Florida Peninsula of the United States and Cuba Island;
它通过墨西哥-尤卡坦半岛和古巴岛之间的犹加敦海峡与加勒比海相连通。
It is connected to the Caribbean Sea through the Yucatan Strait between the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and Cuba「/ˈkjuːbə/」 Island.
它位于热带和亚热带,
It is located in the tropics and subtropics,
高温多雨,降水量多,年平均达1500毫米左右。
It has a high temperature and heavy rainfall, with a large amount of precipitation, averaging about 1,500 millimeters per year.
它是世界最大暖流的源地;
It is the source of the world's largest warm current;
它携带的热水水量是世界所有河流总量的120倍。
The amount of hot water it carries is 120 times the total amount of all rivers in the world.
它是著名的墨西哥湾暖流的起点;
It is the starting point of the famous Gulf Stream;
墨西哥湾汇聚了北赤道洋流和南赤道洋流的一部分,
The Gulf of Mexico converges part of the North Equatorial「/ˌekwəˈtɔːriəl/」 Current and the South Equatorial Current.
同时,
Meanwhile,
它接纳了大西洋暖水,
It receives warm water from the Atlantic Ocean,
使湾内水位比附近海面高得多,海湾变成一个巨大的热水库;
Making the water level in the gulf much higher than the nearby sea surface, and the gulf becomes a huge hot water reservoir;
湾内暖水从佛罗里达海峡流出,成为墨西哥暖流的重要源地。
The warm water in the gulf flows out through the Florida Strait and becomes an important source of the Gulf Stream.
单词:
1.adjacent「/əˈdʒeɪs(ə)nt/」邻近的,毗连的
2.Peninsula「/pɪˈnɪnsələr/」半岛
3.Caribbean「/ˌkærɪˈbiːən; kəˈrɪbiən/」
n.加勒比海;加勒比地区;加勒比人
adj.加勒比人的;加勒比海的;
加勒比语的
4.converge「/kənˈvɜːrdʒ/」
v.(使)汇聚,集中
5.Equatorial「/ˌekwəˈtɔːriəl/」
赤道的;赤道附近的
6.reservoir「/ˈrezərvwɑːr/」水库,蓄水池
来源:地理爱好者LED一点号