The Cozumel Channel ( es, Estrecho de Cozumel) is a
strait between
Cozumel
Cozumel (; yua, Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucat� ...
island and the
Yucatán Peninsula
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,
Mexico
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. It is controlled by
Mexico
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.
[Gabriela Chávez, Julio Candela, José Ocho]
Subinertial flows and transports in Cozumel Channel
Journal of Geophysical Research
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: Oceans Volume 108, Issue C2 2003
See also
*
List of straits
This list of straits is an appendix to the article ''strait''. For "Strait of.." or for "The.. " see the first letter of the word which follows the article.
A
* Agate Pass – between Port Madison and mainland Kitsap County in Puget Sound
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References
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Straits of the Caribbean
Bodies of water of Mexico
Mexican coast of the Caribbean
Yucatán Peninsula