Chiapas, Mexico · North America
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Population
North America
Continent
Mexico_City
Timezone
MX
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SS Faja de Oro ("Strip of Gold", which is a petroleum rich area in Mexico) was an oil tanker built in 1914. It sailed for a number of companies, and survived service in the First World War, only to be torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine during the Second World War while sailing under the Mexican flag in the Gulf of Mexico. Its sinking contributed to Mexico's decision to enter the war on the side of the Allies. Faja de Oro was originally built by R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Hebburn-on-T...
Coordinates
15.0324°, -92.1563°
Region/State
Chiapas
District
Cacahoatán
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Country
Mexico
Region
Chiapas
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
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