I don’t think that they sank landCannonpointer » 35 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ Well, that is about half true. Part of the gulf is continental shelf, to be sure - but a big part is also what's called abysmal depths. As to jurricanes sinking land, I am unaware of any mechanism for that. I'm pretty sure the prevailing theory credits plate tectonics with the appearance of the gulf.
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