Gulf of California Physical Map

The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortés or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea, is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa with a coastline of approximately 4,000 km…
The Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortés or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea, is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa with a coastline of approximately 4,000 km. Rivers that flow into the Gulf of California include the Colorado, Fuerte, Mayo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and the Yaqui. The surface of the gulf is about 160,000 km². Maximum depths exceed 3,000 meters because of the complex geology, linked to plate tectonics.
  • River sources: Colorado, Fuerte, Mayo, Sinaloa, Sonora, Yaqui
  • Ocean/sea sources: Pacific Ocean
  • Basin countries: Mexico
  • Max. length: 1,126 km (700 mi)
  • Max. width: 48–241 km (30–150 mi)
  • Surface area: 160,000 km² (62,000 sq mi)
  • Islands: 37

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org