Correction for the size of The Gulf of Mexico

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How big is 1 cubic kilometers?

It's about 0.0000004 times as big as The Gulf of Mexico

The size of The Gulf of Mexico is about 2,434,000 cubic kilometers.

(water volume)

The Gulf of Mexico contains 2,434,000 cubic kilometers of water. Every second, the Mississippi River empties 0.0000120 cubic kilometers of water into the Gulf.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the size of The Gulf of Mexico. Retrieved April 18, 2024 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=ckm&amt=1&i=423

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"Correction for the size of The Gulf of Mexico" The Measure of Things, 2024, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=ckm&amt=1&i=423. Accessed 18 Apr 2024.

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the size of The Gulf of Mexico." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=volume&unit=ckm&amt=1&i=423.

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