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    Coast of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico

    The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the Gulf States. The economy of the Gulf Coast area is dominated by industries related to energy, petrochemicals, fishing, aerospace, agriculture, and tourism. The large cities of the region are Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Gulfport, Biloxi, Mobile, Pensacola, Panama City, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. All are the centers or major cities of their respective metropolitan areas and many contain large ports. Wikipedia

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    The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico.The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and these are known as the Gulf States. [2]The economy of the Gulf Coast area is dominated by industries ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, [3] [4] mostly surrounded by the North American continent. [5] It is bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States; on the southwest and south by the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo; and on the ...
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    Feb 3, 2025Gulf Coast, geographic area in the extreme southern United States along the northern portion of the Gulf of Mexico.Stretching in a large, flattened U shape for more than 1,200 miles (1,900 km), it extends about 100 miles (160 km) inland and runs north-northwest along western Florida; west along southern Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana; and southwest and south along southeastern Texas.
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  6. worldatlas.com

    Gulf Coast Of The United States. The Gulf Coast of the United States is a coastline area that consists of the southernmost states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.Each of these states are located along the southern coast, and are known as the Gulf States since they border the Gulf of Mexico.Major Cities:Of the five states that sit along the Gulf Coast, there are a number of ...
  7. simple.wikipedia.org

    States that border the Gulf of Mexico* are shown in red.. The Gulf Coast region of the United States is made up of the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. The states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are known as the Gulf States.All Gulf States are in the Southern region of the United States. *On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order ...
  8. Feb 6, 2025"Plans to move the SS United States from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mobile, Alabama, have been delayed due to follow-up details requested by the U.S. Coast Guard to ensure a proper tow from ...
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    The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin located close to the southeastern United States.It is one of the largest bodies of water in the world and it is a part of the Atlantic Ocean.The basin has an area of 600,000 square miles (1.5 million sq km) and most of it consists of shallow intertidal areas but there are some very deep portions.
  10. 5 days agoThe population of the five Gulf Coast states increased greatly over the past several decades, with the most significant population increases occurring in Florida and Texas. Population growth in coastal areas of the nation has been more rapid than elsewhere, with more than half the U.S. population now living within 80 miles of coastal land.

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