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Is the Gulf of Mexico composed of salt-water or fresh-water?
21 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Fresh water. If you draw a line from Miami to Havana, everything east of the line is salt water and everything west of the line is fresh water. Great question.
- MenehuneLv 71 decade ago
The salt water of the ocean's is 35 parts per thousand (ppt); most of the Gulf of Mexico averages 28 to 32 ppt. However, some areas of the Gulf of Mexico average 36 ppt.
I would call that salt water.
- 1 decade ago
Its a gulf of the Atlantic Ocean, which is Salt Water. All Oceans and Gulfs/Bays of the Oceans are Salt Water
- 1 decade ago
The Gulf of Mexico is part of the Caribbean Sea which is part of the Atlantic Ocean and is therefore salt-water.
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- 1 decade ago
I am sure all bodies of water that are connected to the oceans are composed of salt water.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Salt...the majority of its currents come from the Atlantic Sea which is obviously salt water
- nightserfLv 51 decade ago
The salinity of the Gulf varies considerably because of the large amount of fresh water that flows into it from the Mississippi. You might check the USGS site to see whether they have any data on the relative salinity of different regions of the Gulf.
- Uncle AlLv 51 decade ago
Salt ocean water in bulk and slightly concentrated by evaporation; brackish where the Mississippi drains.