Yucatán Peninsula

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The Yucatán peninsula as seen from space
The Yucatán peninsula as seen from space

The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula is east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic divider, separating the Central America from the rest of North America.

The peninsula is covers up the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; the northern part of Belize; and Guatemala's northern department of El Petén. Mexican states situated on the isthmus to the west of the peninsula include Chiapas and Tabasco.

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