Some of the better known are chichen itza coba tulum and. There are many maya archaeological sites throughout the peninsula. The yucatán peninsula constitutes a significant proportion of the ancient maya lowlands although the maya culture extended south of the yucatán peninsula through present guatemala and into honduras and highland chiapas and was the center of the mayan civilization.
It was formed by a large asteroid or comet about 11 to 81 kilometers in diameter the chicxulub impactor striking the earth. Its center is located near the town of chicxulub after which the crater is named. The chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the yucatán peninsula in mexico.
The crater measures between 180 and 240 kilometres across indicating an impactor of colossal size the biggest impact confirmed on earth. The chicxulub crater on the yucatan peninsula is believed to be the most likely site of the asteroid impact responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs. Chicxulub crater from mapcarta the free map.
The chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the yucatán peninsula in mexico. Visit mexico there is lots to see and do. Starting in quintana roo and continuing through yucatan state.
This map displays all the various places that are popular on the yucatan peninsula. It was formed when a large asteroid or comet about 11 to 81 kilometers 6 8 to 50 3 miles in diameter known as the chicxulub impactor struck the earth. Its center is located offshore near the town of chicxulub after which the crater is named.
Tʃʼikʃuluɓ is an impact crater buried underneath the yucatán peninsula in mexico. The chicxulub crater ˈ tʃ iː k ʃ ʊ l uː b.
