My Florida Facts by Melissa Dietz https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6 Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, The Gulf of Mexico en-us 2016-10-18 13:51:02 UTC 2023-03-05 04:00:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png dietz_m https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131467806 Research facts about:
The Atlantic Ocean, The Staits of Florida, and The Gulf of Mexico.
Write one fact about each. You may add pictures as well. Don't forget to include your name.
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]]> 2016-10-18 13:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131467806 https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131634860 The Atlantic Ocean is the worlds second largest Ocean with a total of 106,460,000 square kilometers. By GEANA ESNANAVERINO]]> 2016-10-18 20:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131634860 The Gulf Of Mexico is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the north America continent. By GEANA ESCANAVERINO https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131635998 2016-10-18 20:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131635998 By: Sebastian Tamargo https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131636060
Atlantic Ocean:
Is the second largest ocean in the world.
It covers about 20%of the earths surface.

Gulf of Mexico: 
The gulf of mexico formed approximetely 300 millions years ago as a result of plate tectonics.
Basin countries are USA, Mexico and Cuba.

Straights of Florida:
The straights of Florida are located between the Florida Keys and Cuba. ]]> 2016-10-18 20:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131636060 https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131637111 Florida strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North America Mainland. By GEANA ESCANAVERINO]]> 2016-10-18 20:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131637111 Katia Lopez https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131637302 Atlantic Ocean is the second biggest ocean in the world and is between the continents of America and Europe and Africa.



]]> 2016-10-18 20:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131637302 Katia Lopez https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131638426 The Straits of Florida:
The total length of the straits exceeds 300 miles.

]]> 2016-10-18 20:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131638426 Katia Lopez https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131639152 Gulf of Mexico:
The shape of its basin is roughly oval and is approximately 810 nautical miles (1,500 km) wide and filled with sedimentary rocks and debris.


]]> 2016-10-18 20:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131639152 By:Sofia  Dean https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131643753 Atlantic Ocean 
It's the second largest Ocean on the Earth.
The average depth is about 11,000 feet.
There are 5,000 square miles off Cape Cod that are now a National Monument of the Atlantic Ocean.]]> 2016-10-18 21:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131643753 By:Sofia Dean https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131646017 Straits of Florida
The Straits of Florida are located south-southeast of North America between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
The strait carries the The Florida Current, the beginning of the Gulf Stream, from the Gulf of Mexico.
It is 93 miles wide at the narrowest point between US Key West and the Cuban shores.

]]> 2016-10-18 21:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131646017 By: Sofia Dean https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131647666 Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is located like the American Mediterranean Sea.
The Gulf of Mexico formed approximately 300 million years ago as a result of plate techtonics.
The US states of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas border the Gulf on the north.]]> 2016-10-18 21:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131647666 Atlantic ocean and Gulf of  Mexico Beauty cristinasabi28 https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131657084 Welcome to the Atlantic ocean.Did you know that the Atlantic ocean is the 2nd Largest ocean in the world.It is slightly is 6.5 times of the size of the U.S.It is one of the busiest routes in the Eastern and western Hemispheres.                                                                                       Welcome to the Gulf of Mexico. did you know that it is one of the largest bodies of water in the world at a width 810 nautical miles (1,500 km).The entire basin is about 600,000 square miles(1.5 million sq km).

]]> 2016-10-18 23:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131657084 Austin Marrero https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131657644 The Atlantic Ocean was the first ocean to be crossed by ship and airplane.

Juan Ponce de Leon was the first explorer to have recorded sailing through the Straits of Florida in 1513.

The Gulf of Mexico is a small oceanic basin surrounded by continental land masses.]]> 2016-10-18 23:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131657644 Austin Marrero--The Atlantic Ocean was the first ocean to be crossed by ship and airplane. Juan Ponce de Leon was the first explorer to have recorded sailing through the Straits of Florida in 1513. The Gulf of Mexico is a small oceanic basin surrounded by continental land masses. colornavy30 https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131658007

]]> 2016-10-18 23:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131658007 The Florida Straits cristinasabi28 https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131663083 is a strait Located south-southeast of the North American mainland. Generally accepted to be between the gulf of mexico and the Atlantic ocean also key west (U.S)last Cuba.the strait carries the Florida current,the Beginning Gulf stream,From the Gulf of Mexico.]]> 2016-10-19 00:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131663083 Sabrina peraza https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131665322 2016-10-19 00:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131665322 Miguel Angel Perez marcymartorell https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131666620 Atlantic Ocean
1. It is the second biggest ocean in the world.
2. It is between the continents of America, Europe and Africa.
3. It is half the size of the Pacific Ocean.
The Straits of Florida 
1. It is an L-shaped hannek between southeast Florida and Bahamas. 
2. It connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean.
3. The total length of the straits is more than 300 miles.
Gulf of Mexico
1. It is a round sea called a gulf.
2. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
3.The countries around it are The United States, Mexico, Bahamas and Cuba.


]]> 2016-10-19 01:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131666620 Sabrina peraza                          Atlantic Ocean is the slargest ocean in the world, next only to the Pacific Ocean. It is slightly less than 6.5 times the size of the US. The ocean separates Northern and Southern America from Europe and Africa. It is one of the busiest sea routes in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Apart from this, there are various other economic activities which are carried out in the Atlantic Ocean. https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131666691 2016-10-19 01:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131666691 the straits of florida      Sabrina peraza https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131667387 The Strait of Florida is a reversed L-shaped trough that separates the Florida Peninsula from the Bahama Platform and Cuba. Its southern arm opens westward into the Gulf of Mexico, while its northern arm opens into the Atlantic Ocean at the northern end of the Bahama Platform. This small channel on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean serves as both conduit and barrier, and so forms an important biodiversity hotspot.]]> 2016-10-19 01:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131667387 Sabrina peraza                                                                                             The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. The U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas border the Gulf on the north, which are often referred to as the "Third Coast" in comparison with the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts, or sometimes the "south coast", in juxtaposition to the Great Lakes region being the "north coast." One of the gulf's seven main areas is the Gulf of Mexico basin.The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the s…en.wikipedia.org · Text under CC-BY-SA license https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131668303 2016-10-19 01:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131668303 Interesting Facts about The Atlantic Ocean, The Straits of Florida, and The Gulf of Mexico  https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131671527
Atlantic Ocean
1. The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second largest ocean.
2. Sharks like the Thresher shark are found in the Atlantic Ocean.
3.The Atlantic Ocean is the youngest of all oceans and is believed to have formed during the Jurassic Period.

The Straits of Florida
1. The Florida Straits is an L-shaped channel in the water. 
2. The Florida Straits separates southeastern Florida and the Bahamas and the Florida Keys and Cuba.
3.The Florida Straits is 93 miles wide.

The Gulf of Mexico 
1. The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. 
2. There are 5 species of threatened and endangered sea turtles  that live in The Gulf of Mexico like Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, Hawksbill sea turtle, Green sea turtles, Loggerhead sea turtles and Leatherhead sea turtles.
3. The first European exploration of The Gulf of mexico was by Amerigo Vespucci in 1947.

Melania Zayas

  

]]> 2016-10-19 01:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131671527 Facts https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131672872 Atlantic Ocean
*It is the world's second largest ocean.

The Gulf of Mexico
*the gulf of mexico is the ninth largest body on earth

The straits of Florida
 *also called the New Bahama Channel and the Gulf of Florida, connect the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and separate Florida from Cuba

AIDEN PARKER]]> 2016-10-19 01:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131672872 Alinas research facts https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131672985 The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans
The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland
The Gulf of Mexico formed approximately 300 million years ago as a result of
plate tectonics.]]> 2016-10-19 01:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131672985 Ana Scarcello https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131677046
THE STRAITS OF FL
The Straits of Florida connect the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean and separate Florida from Cuba. The total length of the straits exceeds 300 miles. The width varies from 60 to 100 miles. The main channel has been sounded to a depth of 6,000 feet.

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
After the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean is the world’s 2nd largest ocean and covers 25% of the Earth’s surface. It is 6.5 times the size of the USA.

THE GULF OF MEXICO
The Gulf was first created first by continental plates colliding in the Late Triassic period, around 300 million years ago, and then by the sea floor sinking.

]]> 2016-10-19 02:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131677046 Jaiden Rodriguez           The Atlantic Ocean jaidenjudejase https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131737750 The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second largest ocean.

The Gulf of Mexico
Is the 9th largest body of water in the world.

The Straits of Florida
Connects the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean.]]> 2016-10-19 11:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131737750 Jude Rodriguez jaidenjudejase https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131738863 The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is about half the size of the Pacific Ocean.

The Gulf of Mexico
Sperm whales call the Gulf home.

The Straits of Florida
Sometimes can be called The New Bahama Channel and the Gulf of Florida.]]> 2016-10-19 11:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dietz_m/je6maei90ou6/wish/131738863