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[[Image:Yucatan_chix_crater.jpg|200px|thumb|The Yucatan peninsula and offshore crater.]]
The '''Yucatán Peninsula''' is a peninsula on the southeastern edge of [[Mexico]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|onyxchapt23}} The island of [[Cozumel]] sits off the eastern coast of the peninsula.  
The '''Yucatán Peninsula''', in Southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula lies east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic partition separating the region of Central America from the rest of North America.


The peninsula comprises the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; the northern part of the nation of Belize; and Guatemala's northern department of El Petén. Mexican states situated on the isthmus to the west of the peninsula include Chiapas and Tabasco.
==History==
 
During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|occupation of Earth]] in [[2552]], they conducted extensive underwater excavation operations in the area, looking for [[Forerunner]] artifacts. [[Blue Team]], comprised of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]] and [[William-043]], stopped these operations.<ref name="onyxchapt23">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 23</ref>
==Geology==
The peninsula is the surface exposed portion of the larger Yucatan Platform, all of which is composed of carbonate and soluble rocks, being mostly limestone although dolomite and evaporates are also present at various depths. The whole of the Yucatan peninsula is a karst landscape. Sinkholes, locally called cenotes are widespread in the northern lowlands.
 
According to the Alvarez hypothesis, the Yucatán Peninsula was the site of an ancient asteroid impact which is likely to have caused the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period. The crater is centered off the north coast of the modern town of Chicxulub (see Chicxulub Crater). The now-famous "Ring of Cenotes" (visible in NASA imagery) outlines one of the shock-waves from this impact event in the rock of ~65 millions years of age, which lies more than 1&nbsp;km below the modern ground surface, with the rock above the impact strata all being younger in age. The mechanism by which this deeply buried impact crater is reflected by the ring of cenotes at the surface remains to be explained.
 
== Battle of Earth ==
During the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|occupation of Earth]] in [[2552]], they conducted extensive underwater excavation operations in the area, looking for [[Forerunner]] artifacts, likely due to the presence of the Chicxulub crater. [[Blue Team]], comprised of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]] and [[Will-043]], stopped these operations.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 23</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


== Sources ==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 13:52, March 23, 2022

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The Yucatán Peninsula is a peninsula on the southeastern edge of Mexico on Earth.[1] The island of Cozumel sits off the eastern coast of the peninsula.

History[edit]

During the Covenant occupation of Earth in 2552, they conducted extensive underwater excavation operations in the area, looking for Forerunner artifacts. Blue Team, comprised of Spartans Frederic-104, Linda-058 and William-043, stopped these operations.[1]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 23
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