Others like the antarctic or the aleutian are less well known but highly recognizable. Some peninsulas like florida the apennine and the iberian help us easily find some countries or states on a map. Surrounded on three sides by water they jut out from the mainland and make distinct shapes.
Peninsulas are some of the most recognizable features on the map. Peninsulas map quiz game. Today sisal is a sleepy fishing village being rediscovered by locals and visitors as a beach location for vacation homes.
The henequen grown in the yucatan was used around the world for rope and twine and became known as sisal rope named after the seaside town of sisal from where the rope was shipped. 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. In classic atlas style this map can be used for general reference to track current events or as a piece of art. Easily the most beautiful map ever made of the yucatan the detail is highly legible with borders clearly defined.
Introducing compart maps mayan riviera yucatan peninsula wall map mural. Tripadvisor has 3 670 805 reviews of yucatan peninsula hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best yucatan peninsula resource. Your result will be displayed in the box either under or to the right of the find button depending on the.
Address field enter an address city state place name postal code or any other name for a location into this field and then click the find button to retrieve its latitude longitude coordinate pair. Location of yucatan peninsula n 18 48 23 9616 w 89 23 54 7008 on the map. The main beaches and cenotes.
Yucatan peninsula world map. Mexico s yucatan peninsula is one of the most popular tourism destinations. Major attractions include cancun the islands of cozumel and isla mujeres coral reefs white sand beaches emerald green waters and perfect weather. All of them strong magnets for international travelers. The peninsula is also home to a large grouping of mayan archeological sites.
Major ones include chichen itza. The yucatán peninsula with a mean width of 320 kilometers and a coastline of 1 100 kilometers is a northeastern projection of central america that separates the gulf of mexico on the west and north from the caribbean sea in the east. The peninsula shares its territory with the mexican states of yucatán quintana roo and campeche as well as parts of the central american. Yucatán is a state in the north western part of the yucatán peninsula with its coastline facing the gulf of mexico.
Yucatán from mapcarta the free map. A short distance yet seemingly a world away from the rowdy. 13 km off of the eastern coast of the yucatan peninsula near cancún. Dronepicr cc by 2 0.
Yucatán today s high resolution map is one of the most used by local national and foreign travellers to explore the extraordinary yucatán peninsula. You will be able to find. All the municipalities and the main towns of yucatán campeche and quintana roo.
All the municipalities and the main towns of yucatán campeche and quintana roo. You will be able to find. Yucatán today s high resolution map is one of the most used by local national and foreign travellers to explore the extraordinary yucatán peninsula.
Dronepicr cc by 2 0. 13 km off of the eastern coast of the yucatan peninsula near cancún. A short distance yet seemingly a world away from the rowdy.
Yucatán from mapcarta the free map. Yucatán is a state in the north western part of the yucatán peninsula with its coastline facing the gulf of mexico. The peninsula shares its territory with the mexican states of yucatán quintana roo and campeche as well as parts of the central american.
The yucatán peninsula with a mean width of 320 kilometers and a coastline of 1 100 kilometers is a northeastern projection of central america that separates the gulf of mexico on the west and north from the caribbean sea in the east. Major ones include chichen itza. The peninsula is also home to a large grouping of mayan archeological sites.
All of them strong magnets for international travelers. Major attractions include cancun the islands of cozumel and isla mujeres coral reefs white sand beaches emerald green waters and perfect weather. Mexico s yucatan peninsula is one of the most popular tourism destinations.