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) |
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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)