Abstract
The Belize shelf is located on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula (Fig. 3.1). It extends along approximately 300 km in a north-south direction and 10-40 km in an east-west direction. The Belize shelf lagoon is a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic rimmed platform developed under a humid tropical climate. The southern shelf lagoon depositional system is attached to a mountainous mainland of the Yucatan peninsula. The main relief features are the Maya Mountains that culminate at a height approximating 1,000 m above sea level.Fig. 3.1
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Carbonate Depositional Systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | Assessing Dimensions and Controlling Parameters: The Bahamas, Belize and the Persian/Arabian Gulf |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Pages | 81-143 |
| Number of pages | 63 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789048193639 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
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McNeill, D. F., Janson, X., Bergman, K. L., & Eberli, G. P. (2010). Belize: A modern example of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic shelf. In Carbonate Depositional Systems: Assessing Dimensions and Controlling Parameters: The Bahamas, Belize and the Persian/Arabian Gulf (pp. 81-143). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9364-6_3