Mexico Maps & Information – World Atlas

Overlaying an space of 1,972,550 sq. km (761,610 sq mi), Mexico is a rustic positioned within the southern a part of North America. As noticed on the bodily map of Mexico above, the nation has a particularly numerous topography. 

Mountains: The Sierra Madre Occidental Vary runs north to south, from the Sonora-Arizona border southeast by Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Augascalientes to Guanajuato, the place it joins the Sierra Madre del Sur and the Transverse Volcanic Axis of Central Mexico. These steep mountains are reduce by with canyons, together with Copper Canyon, the deepest in North America. The very best level is Cero Mohinora at 10,662 ft (3,250m). Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain vary in Mexico, extending 1,000m from southern Michoacan east by Guerrero to japanese Oaxaca. 

Coastal Plains: The Gulf Coastal Plain lies to the east of the Sierra Madre Occidental vary fronting the Gulf of Mexico. The very slender coastal plain alongside the Pacific Ocean shoreline rises shortly into the foothills of the mountains, whereas the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coastlines are wider and rise gently into the inside. 

Plateaus: The Central Mexican Plateau shopper a lot of Northern and Central Mexico. It lengthen from the border with the USA on the north to the Cordillera Neovolcanica within the south, with the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain vary on the west and the Sierra Madre Oriental on the east. It common 5,988 ft (1,825m) above sea degree and is roofed largely by deserts and xeric shrublands.

Volcanoes: An extended line of historic volcanoes (many nonetheless lively) extends from the Pacific Ocean (north of Guadalajara) on eastward to the Gulf of Mexico, simply to the south of Veracruz. Pico de Orizaba Volcano, the three^rd highest mountain in North America and Mexico’s highest level is positioned right here. A yellow triangle exhibits its place on the map above. It’s 5,636 m (18,491 ft) tall.

Peninsulas: As noticed on the map above, the mountainous Baja Peninsula extends about 750 miles (1,200km) south from the U.S. border. Mexico’s limestone Yucatan Peninsula is tree-covered, with thick tropical jungles alongside it’s border collies with Central America nations. The Yucatan Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. It’s east of the isthmus of Tehuantepec, which is a geographic partition separating Central America from the remainder of North America. 

Rivers: Mexico has practically 150 rivers; most are small, unnavigable, and 70% drain into the Pacific Ocean. A number of the massive rivers embody the Balsas, Conchos, Grijalva, Panuco, Papaloapan and Usumacinta. The Rio Grande, rising within the San Juan Mountains of the US State of Colorado, flows usually south to the Gulf of Mexico for 1,885 miles (3,000km) and varieties a lot of Mexico’s northern border with the US. The 2 largest lakes within the nation of Mexico are: Lake Chapala and Lake Cuitzeo. 

States of Mexico Map

Mexico (formally, the United Mexican States) is split into 32 federal entities, comprising of 31 states (estados, sing. estado) and 1 capital metropolis. In alphabetical order, the states are: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Rao, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan and Zacatecas. Mexico Metropolis is the capital metropolis. The states are additional subdivided into a complete of two,448 municipalities (municipios).

Overlaying an space of 1,972,550 sq. km, it’s the 13^th largest nation on the earth and the three^rd largest nation in Latin America. Mexico can also be the ten^th most populous nation and probably the most populous Spanish-speaking nation on the earth. Mexico Metropolis is the two^nd largest metropolitan space within the Western hemisphere.

Positioned within the Valley of Mexico within the middle of the nation is Mexico Metropolis – the capital and the most important metropolis in Mexico. It’s the administrative, cultural, academic and financial middle of the nation. It’s also probably the most populous metropolis and an necessary monetary middle in North America.

The place is Mexico?

Mexico is a rustic positioned within the southern a part of North America. The nation is dissected by the Tropic of Most cancers and is positioned within the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. Mexico shares land borders with the US of America to the north and with Guatemala and Belize to the southeast. It’s surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and west; by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Mexico shares its maritime borders with Cuba and Honduras.

Mexico Bordering Nations:
The US Of America, Guatemala, Belize.

Regional Maps: Map of North America