page_title: Yucatán Peninsula
hierarchical_section_title: Yucatán Peninsula
caption_attribution_description: Español: imagen satelital de la Península de YucatánMéxico
context_page_description: The Yucatán Peninsula is a peninsula in North America. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula is east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic divider, separating Central America from the rest of North America.
  The peninsula includes the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; the northern part of Belize; and Guatemala's northern department of El Petén. Mexican states on the isthmus to the south and west of the peninsula include Chiapas and Tabasco.
  The Chicxulub crater is on the north coast. It is believed to be made by the impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
context_section_description: The Yucatán Peninsula is a peninsula in North America. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula is east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic divider, separating Central America from the rest of North America.
  The peninsula includes the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo; the northern part of Belize; and Guatemala's northern department of El Petén.  Mexican states on the isthmus to the south and west of the peninsula include Chiapas and Tabasco. 
  The Chicxulub crater is on the north coast. It is believed to be made by the impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
caption: The Yucatán peninsula as seen from space
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