墨西哥湾:它是世界最大暖流的源地

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

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