Yucatán Peninsula

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The Yucatán Peninsula is a large landmass in southeastern Mexico extending into the Caribbean, known for its Maya archaeological sites, cenotes, and tropical coastal ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
borders Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
climate tropical
contains part of Belize
part of Guatemala
state of Campeche
linked to: Campeche

state of Quintana Roo
state of Yucatán
country Mexico
ethnicGroup Maya people
linked to: Maya civilization
feature sinkholes
underground rivers
geology limestone platform
hasArchaeologicalSite Calakmul
Chichén Itzá
Cobá
Tulum
Uxmal
hasCity Campeche
Cancún
Chetumal
Mérida
Playa del Carmen
hasCoastline Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
hasEcosystem coral reefs
mangrove forests
tropical rainforest
hasProtectedArea Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
historicalRegion Maya civilization core area
linked to: Maya civilization
knownFor Maya archaeological sites
cenotes
karst topography
tropical coastal ecosystems
language Spanish
Yucatec Maya
linked to: Mayan languages
locatedIn southeastern Mexico
majorIndustry agriculture
fishing
tourism
ocean Atlantic Ocean
partOf Mesoamerica
North America
timeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time (Quintana Roo)
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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North America hasNotableFeature Yucatán Peninsula
Mexico Time Zones includesRegion Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Mexico Time Zones includesRegion Quintana Roo
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico hasCoastlineIn Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Mexican Congress appliesToTerritory Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Viceroyalty of New Spain includedTerritory Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Caribbean Sea boundedBy Yucatán Peninsula
Alfred Marston Tozzer workLocation Yucatán Peninsula
Americas containsSubregion Yucatán Peninsula
Cancún locatedOn Yucatán Peninsula
Cancún tourismRegion Mexican Caribbean
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
American flamingo nativeTo Yucatán Peninsula
Playa del Carmen partOf Yucatán Peninsula
subject linked to: Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Maya civilization locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Itzamna worshipedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Chichén Itzá locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Republic of Yucatán country Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Republic of Yucatán commonName Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Republic of Yucatán locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Republic of Yucatán historicalRegion Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Republic of Yucatán namedAfter Yucatán Peninsula
Siete Leyes inspiredOppositionIn Yucatán
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve locatedOn Yucatán Peninsula
Celestún Biosphere Reserve locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Classic period in Mesoamerica appliesToTerritory Maya Lowlands
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Quintana Roo locatedInRegion Yucatán Peninsula
subject linked to: state of Quintana Roo
Uxmal locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Chetumal partOf Yucatán Peninsula
Chetumal locatedInCountrySubdivision Mexican Caribbean region
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Cobá locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Afro-Mexicans majorRegion Yucatán Peninsula
Catalan diaspora hasCommunityIn Mexico’s Yucatán region
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Calakmul locatedInRegion Yucatán Peninsula
Southern Mexico hasSubregion Yucatán Peninsula
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Tulum locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Tulum region Caribbean Mexico
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Mérida locatedInRegion Yucatán Peninsula
Mérida isCulturalCenterOf Yucatán Peninsula
Mérida isEconomicCenterOf Yucatán Peninsula
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Chicxulub impact crater locatedIn Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán locatedOn Yucatán Peninsula
subject linked to: state of Yucatán
Campeche partOf Yucatán Peninsula
Western Caribbean hasPart Yucatán Peninsula coastal areas
linked to: Yucatán Peninsula
Western Caribbean borderedBy Yucatán Peninsula
indigenous peoples of Mexico mainRegion Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Basin locatedBetween Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Basin adjacentTo Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Basin namedAfter Yucatán Peninsula
Yucatán Basin liesEastOf Yucatán Peninsula