Gulf of Mexico: A Geography of Offshore Oil

This map, from the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine, shows the extensive network of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and platforms found in the Gulf of Mexico. This map is one side of a double-sided supplement from National Geographic magazine. Click here to see the other side.

Grades

7 - 12, Higher Ed

Subjects

Geography, Human Geography

This map, from the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine, shows the extensive network of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and platforms found in the Gulf of Mexico.

This map is one side of a double-sided supplement from National Geographic magazine. Click here to see the other side.

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Supplement to National Geographic magazine, October 2010

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